Easy Meatballs Recipe Swedish Meatballs



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   Recipe from the first lady in 1975, Mrs. Gerald Ford and a Recipe from the Vice Presidents wife in 1975, Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller.

Enjoy recipes from an old cookbook made years ago from a rural community plus a recipe from the White House during that time.

Easy Meatballs Recipe Swedish Meatballs

Swedish Meatballs

   Ingredients required
1 Cup fine bread crumbs
1 cup milk
2 lb ground beef
1/2 lb of sausage
one cup finely chopped onion
two eggs, slightly beaten
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
one teaspoon nutmeg, optional
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup flour
3 beef bouillon cubes
4 1/2 cup hot water

Instructions for Swedish Meatballs Recipe

   Soften bread crumbs, flavored are bette, in milk. Add beef, onions, eggs and seasoning. Mix thoroughly. Shape into about 96 balls 1 inch in diameter. Heat butter and large skillet and add balls a few at a time and brown on all sides. Remove meatballs and stir in flour into drippings. Dissolve cubes in hot water. Gradually add the flour. Mix, stirring until smooth. Cook over low heat stirring constantly, about 3 minutes. Add meatballs to sauce. Simmer 10 to 15 minutes. Makes 12 generous servings. About 8 meatballs each or 24 small Smorgasbord servings.


Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

   Ingredients required
Sauce:
one onion, chopped
3 tablespoons fat
1 - number 2 can tomatoes, 2 1/2 cups
2 - 6 oz cans tomato paste
2 cups of water
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 tbsp sugar
one bay leaf
Meatballs:
3/4 lb ground beef
1/4 lb ground pork
1 cup fine dry bread crumbs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
one sprig of parsley, chopped
1 garlic, minced
1/2 cup milk
2 well beaten eggs
salt and pepper

Instructions for Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

   Brown Onion in hot fat, add tomatoes, tomato paste, water, and seasoning, cook slowly 1 hour. Combine remaining ingredients for the meatballs, mix thoroughly. Form in small balls, brown in hot fat. Add to sauce and cook 15 minutes. Serve of over spaghetti. Sure 7 to 10.

List of Beef Recipes

Bavarian Cabbage Rolls with Beef
Beef Paprika
Beef Stew
Bohemian Goulash
Corn Beef
Lasagne
Meat Loaf
Sauerbraten
Sloppy Joes
Spaghetti Sauce
Spareribs
Stuffed Cabbage
Swedish Meatballs
Veal Cutlet Veal Parmigiana

Baking Abbreviations
tsp. - teaspoon
Tbsp. - tablespoon
C. - cup
pt. - pint
qt. - quart
pk. - peck
bu. - bushel
oz. - ounce, ounces
lb. - pound, pounds
sq. - square
min. - minute, minutes
hr. - hour, hours
mod. - moderate, moderately
doz. - dozen
Simplified Measures
dash - less than 1/8 teaspoon
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
16 tablespoon = 1 cup
1 cup = 1/2 pint
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints (4 cups) = 1 quart
4 quarts(liquid) = 1 gallon
8 quarts(solid) = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel
16 ounces = 1 pound
2 tablespoon = 1/4 cup
5 1/3 tablespoons = 1/3 cup
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
10 2/3 tablespoons = 2/3 cup
12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup
14 tablespoons = 7/8 cup