Friday, June 25, 2010

Block 41

3rd generation recipe.

Dad got this
from a man who worked with him
on the Pennsylvania Railroad
YEARS AGO! 

Simple,
sweet
and to the point.

Meat Balls

2 lbs Ground Meat 
(1lb pork/1 lb beef)

5-7 slices Dry Vienna bread, grated

5 Eggs

1 Bead Garlic, minced

3 T Grated Cheese
(Parmesan/Romano)

1 tsp Black Pepper

1 T Salt

2 T Dry Parsley

Mix,
make into balls,
(golf ball sized)
fry in skillet (iron)
in 
1 T Shortening.

 
Broth
2 Medium Onions, sliced


1 1/2 - 2 Quarts Tomatoes


1 Can Tomato Paste


Combine,
bring to a boil,
add meatballs 
and
cook slowly 
for 2 hours.


HOUSE RULE:
3 Meatballs with your spaghetti.

You may not take
more meatballs
until you have eaten
ALL of your
spaghetti . . .


Mom & Dad
instituted this rule
when Lee and I
wanted nothing but meatballs. 

Remember this
or the spaghetti will 
sit on the plate and dry up
while the meatballs
disappear!



Dear Lord,
Thank you for another food blessing . . . Dad's meatballs. One of the few recipes I like to make AND eat.  Honestly, you know I prefer my spaghetti raw, (h(How many college freshmen take a box of spaghetti to college with them as a snack?) but I will eat it with this to be social :0}


Amen





4 comments:

Denise said...

i'm going to go write this one down. Always looking for something good to eat!

You were just north of I-70. We were about 5-6 hours away from being neighbors. ;0)

Smiles - Denise

Denise said...

Hey Paula -

I left a comment on my block 51 explaining how I positioned my blocks. If you want to email me - I can send you an attachment of my working copy.

Smiles - Denise

Beansieleigh said...

Hi Paula! LOVE your spaghetti and meatballs square!! SO-ooo CUTE!!! I always love to try a new recipe, so thanks for sharing yours!.. only thing, I don't trust myself to fry meatballs, so I will probably bake mine, as usual. Trust me. They will be so much better if I do it that way! I was always a much better baker than a cook!.. Oh, and I LOVE the Three-Meatball Rule!!.. Enjoy this beautiful summer day, and hope you have a great weekend! ~tina

tongfengdemao said...

I need to try this one!! I make a great spaghetti sauce, if I do say so myself (and so does all my extended family), but I have never made a really great meatball to go with it.

I love this block. I saw it on someone else's blog list and wondered what it was. It's just right for the subject.

~Faith

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