When my sisters, brothers and I went away to college in the 80s my mother gave us each a cookbook with all the recipes for the food we ate growing up. She recently asked if I had the recipes electronically, since I didn't I decided to start posting them for family to share. I have posted the recipes as she wrote them. Best thing she ever gave me, I use the cookbook to this day!

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Spaghetti and Meat Balls

Meat Balls:
1 1/2 lb ground beef
3 T mil
3/4 c soft bread crumbs
1 egg
1/4 c minced onion
1 1/2 t salt
1/2 t garlic salt
1/2 t MSG
1/4 t pepper
1/4 t thyme
1/4 t oregano
2 T butter
3/4 c chopped onion

Sauce
1 (1 lb 4 oz) can tomatoes
4 oz tomato paste
1 clove garlic crushed
1/4 t oregano
1/8 t thyme
1/8 t basil
1/4 c cooked crumbled bacon
1/2 lb spaghetti

Meat Balls: Add the milk to the bread crumbs and squeeze dry. Mix with ground beef, egg and minced onion. Season with salt, garlic salt and MSG. Then add the pepper, thyme and oregano. Remix to blend flavors. Shape into small meat balls and brown in skillet in butter. Remove them when browned and 2/4 cup chopped onion. Brown the onion and then put meat balls back in the skillet.

Sauce: Over the meat balls pour the tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic, oregano, thyme, basil and bacon. Simmer about 45 minuted. Remove from heat and adjust seasoning. Cook the spaghetti according to directions. Serve sauce on spaghetti. Six servings.

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