3/4 cup cheese crackers -- crushed

1 small onion -- chopped fine

2 tablespoons green pepper -- minced

1/2 cup chili sauce

1/2 cup milk

2 eggs, beaten slightly

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

1 1/2 pounds ground beef -- lean

1 cup cheddar cheese -- shredded

In a large bowl, combine cracker crumbs, onion, green pepper, chili sauce, milk, eggs, salt, pepper, ground beef and cheese. Form into a 6 or 7 inch round loaf. Place loaf on a 24x9 inch piece of cheesecloth. Place rack in a slow cooker. Gently lift loaf into cooker and place on rack. Loosely fold cheesecloth over top of meat. Cover and cook on low about 5 hours or until done. Holding ends of cheesecloth, lift cooked loaf from cooker. Remove cheesecloth; cut meat into 6 or 7 wedges. Formatted by Lynn Thomas. Source: Crockery Cookery by Mable Hoffman. I made this 11-1-96 and it was very good. The only thing I added was 3 cloves of minced garlic.