• 5 pounds of ground beef (It must be ground beef, not ground round or sirloin)
• 5 round tsp. of Mortons Tender Quick Salt, found in cooking aisle, in blue bag.
• (DO NOT USE ANYTHING OTHER THAN THIS TYPE OF SALT)
• 2 1/2 tsp. whole mustard seed
• 2 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• 2 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 1 tsp. liquid smoke

1. Thoroughly mix all of the ingredients together. Mix once a day for 3 days. It is important to mix very well, otherwise the meat will spoil.
2. On the 4th day, preheat oven to 175º F.
3. Roll the mixture into 5 even logs. Place on elevated wire racks on a cookie sheet.
4. Bake for 8 hours, turning once at 4 hours.
5. Let cool. Once cool, slice and serve.
6. Can be wrapped in foil and stored in freezer.

I got the recipe from my mom and this is so good! It beats speading loads of money during the holiday season, and this tastes so much better!