SWEDISH MEATBALLS
Reading edition
2 C soft bread crumbs
¾ C water
1 lb. ground beef
6 T dried milk
1 egg—slightly beaten
2 T minced onion
1½ t salt
¼ t nutmeg
⅛ t pepper
¼ C flour
¼ C fat
2 C milk
1 t salt
¼ t nutmeg
Soak bread in water. Add to meat. Sprinkle dried milk over this. Blend thoroughly. Add rest of ingredients (except flour and fat).
Make 1" meatballs; roll in flour; brown in fat. Remove from skillet.
Add fat to pan to make 4 T. Combine 2 T. cornstarch with small amount of milk to make paste. Add milk to 2 C.
Add seasoning and add mixture to melted fat. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thick. Return meatballs to gravy and reheat.
