Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef; lean
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup bread crumbs; dry
1/8 tsp. ground cloves
1/8 tsp. ground allspice
1/2 tsp. salt
pepper to taste
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1/2 cup vinegar
3/4 tsp. ground ginger
1 bay leaf
4 Tbsp. brown sugar
2 Tbsp. unbleached flour
Preparation:
Mix beef, milk, crumbs, cloves, allspice, salt and pepper. Form
into meatballs.
Brown meatballs in hot oil.
Drain off fat.
Add 1 cup water, vinegar, ginger, bay leaf, and brown sugar.
Cover and simmer 1/2 hour. Skim off fat.
Remove meatballs and keep them warm. Mix flour and 2 tablespoons
water. Slowly stir into the pan juices to make gravy.
Pour gravy over meatballs. Serve with buttered noodles.