My ma-in-law does this without the ginger. I suggest leaving out the sugar (replace the ketchup with home made if you have time - store bought is at least a third sugar), adding worcestershire, quadrupling the amount of pepper, doubling the onion, and you don't need that much milk - none if you use not-so lean beef. As long as the beef you are using comes from a half-way tasty cow, you will find that this is delicious. I give it one star because my mother-in-law likes it, but it baffles me. The bottom line is that if your meatloaf is any good, that much sugar will ruin it. If it isn't, you don't want it anyway.

Reviewed On: Nov. 4, 2009