Meat Balls With Celery Cream

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity	Unit
beef	1.0	pound
bread	0.25
egg	1.0
milk	1.0	cup
butter	1.0	tablespoon
flour	2.0	tablespoons
sugar	1.0	teaspoon

Instructions

1. Chop the beef fine.

   

2. Soak the bread in water, do not use crust.

   

3. Season with salt, pepper, onion, and nutmeg.

   

4. Beat 1 egg, add a cup of milk gradually and mix well with the above.

   

5. Shape into balls.

   

6. Boil tops of celery stalks about half hour, salt, strain and add meat balls.

   

7. Cook until they come to the top.

   

8. Celery Cream—Cream 1 tablespoon of butter and 2 tablespoons of flour.

   

9. Add liquid from meat and milk to make a gravy.

   

10. Add 1 teaspoon of sugar and pieces of celery cut fine.

    

11. Boil ten minutes, add meat balls and let simmer a few minutes.

    

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Recipe by: Mrs. Emma Johnson

• Source: Original Recipes of Good Things to Eat page 35