YUMMY DELICIOUS PATE

1/3 - 1/2 pound fresh pork fat or bacon to line the pan

1/2 lb ground pork shoulder
1/2 lb ground veal
1/2 lb skinned ground turkey breast
1/4 lb smoked ham
1/4 lb pork fat
1/4 lb chicken livers

1/3 cup walnuts or shelled pistachios

2 eggs
3 tbsp flour

3 large cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp onion, minced

1/2 tsp pepper
1/3 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp thyme
2-3 bay leaves
pinch cloves, ginger, nutmeg

1/4 cup cognac or madeira

Place large pan half full of water in oven, preheat to 400 degrees.  Line a loaf pan with fat or bacon.  Grind all the meat, mix with nuts in in large bowl.  Beat eggs and flour together until smooth, add spices and mix into meat with cognac by hand.  Pack into loaf pan, place bay leaves on top.  Cover with fat or fold bacon over top.  Wrap top of loaf tightly with foil.  Set in pan of hot water in oven.  Bake 2 hours adding boiling water to bottom pan as needed to maintain level.  Check for doneness (clear juices).  If not done, cook uncovered 15 more minutes.  Remove loaf pan onto large platter.  Press foil down tightly on top and weight with 2-3 lbs cans or weights.  Cool with weights, then refrigerate with weights two days.

Serve with crostini, Dijon mustard, sour pickles, red onion confit