Brown Sugar Meatloaf

Brown Sugar Meatloaf ½ cup brown sugar, packed ½ cup ketchup 1½ lbs lean ground beef ¾ cup milk 2 eggs 1½ teaspoons salt ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper 1 small onion, chopped 1 garlic clove, minced ¼ teaspoon ground ginger ¾ cup saltine crumbs, finely crushed (can use bread crumbs) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 5x9 inch loaf pan. Press the brown sugar in the bottom of the prepared loaf pan and spread the ketchup over the sugar. In a mixing bowl, mix thoroughly all remaining ingredients and shape into a loaf. Place on top of the ketchup. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour or until juices are clear.