Pineapple Glazed Ham Balls

"Where to begin with these? Hank and I got an inkling to do a more “retro” recipe, and somehow we ended up with ham balls. Pineapple glazed ham balls. Let’s just say the jokes were flying today, Hank being the boy’s boy that he is and never ceasing to look for opportunities to make me blush. What are ham balls? Meatballs, made with ham, ground pork, and in our version, bacon. Slathered with a sweet and sour glaze of pineapple juice, brown sugar, ketchup, mustard, and vinegar. (We were thinking about calling them “Hawaiian meatballs”, because they’re sort of like a meatball version of that classic Hawaiian pizza with pineapple and ham. But what if people in Hawaii don’t make meatballs like this? So, back to where we started.) Before you go running for them thar hills, let me tell you that these ham meatballs are good. Really good. I wish we had thought of them in time for Super Bowl, they would have made a perfect appetizer for a big group of cheering football fans. There’s a reason pineapple and ham is a classic combination; it just works. By the way, we had a little leftover meatball mix and made some patties, sort of like a ham version of a pork burger. Terrific with the glaze. They would make great ham sliders with a little slice of pineapple on a bun...."