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Glaze: Mix all ingredients and set aside.
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Meat loaf:
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Heat oven to 350u00b0F.
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Heat oil in medium skillet and saute onion and garlic about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
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Mix eggs with thyme, salt, pepper, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, pepper sauce and milk.
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Add egg mixture to meat in large bowl, along with crackers, parsley and cooked onion and garlic.
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Mix until mixture does not stick to the bowl, if mixture sticks to bowl add milk by tablespoons until it does not stick.
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Shape into loaf.
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Place on foil lined pan, for easy clean-up.
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Brush with half the glaze.
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Arrange bacon slices crosswise over the top of loaf overlapping, tucking in bacon ends under loaf.
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Bake until bacon is crisp and internal temperature registers 160u00b0F, about 1 hour.
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Cool at least 20 minutes.
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Simmer remaining glaze over medium heat until slightly thickened.
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Slice meatloaf and serve with extra glaze.
