In the following five sentences, six consecutive letters and an unknown number of spaces have been replaced with an asterisk. The six letters will make up a common word. For example, given "A special West Point insignia is placed on the front o*t's uniform," the solution would be "FACADE" (...oF A CADEt's...). Can you guess the five words?

1. Though I found the corned beef ha*ible, I polished off a whole plate of meatloaf.
2. A skilled grade school teacher will convert a b*ood time.
3. A lovely ja*n carpet with complimentary turquoise trim ran the extent of the hallway.
4. At the beginning of the camping trip, the sc*ched their initials into a large boulder.
5. The winegrower thought the area near the gorge would be the perfect spot fo*yard.