Cretons (Groton)

Name: Cretons (Groton)
Ingredients: 1 lb ground pork; 1 cup milk; 1 medium onion, grated; 2 garlic cloves, minced fine (or to taste); 1 teaspoon pepper; 2 -4 whole cloves; 1 pinch allspice; 1 teaspoon salt (to taste); 2 bay leaves; 1 1/2 cups fine dry breadcrumbs

10 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

1 lb ground pork
1 cup milk
1 medium onion, grated
2 garlic cloves, minced fine (or to taste)
1 teaspoon pepper
2 -4 whole cloves
1 pinch allspice
1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
2 bay leaves
1 1/2 cups fine dry breadcrumbs

Directions

1

In a large sauce pan, add all the ingredients except the bread crumbs.
2

Cook over medium heat, breaking up the meat mixture as it begins to cook over medium heat.
3

Cook for at least 1 1/2 hours stirring often and breaking up the meat.
4

The meat should be as fine as possible.
5

When done, add the bread crumbs and cook for 15 minutes more.
6

Remove from heat, and take out the cloves and bay leaves.
7

Cool and place in small tin foil loaf pans.
8

Wrap each pan well with plastic wrap and then tin foil.
9

Keep in fridge or freeze.
10

NOTE:
11

A suggestion has been offered to lessen the amount of breadcrumbs. Think about it before you commit to 1 1/2 cups.
12

A layer of fat may coat the top; you can remove this as you use the spread.
13

Spread on warm, unbuttered, toasted crusty bread. Yummy!