Beer Meatballs
Submitted by Jim Hale , Senior Production Artist | Makes enough to serve a party !
I think this is my grandmother ’ s recipe . She was a caterer and always made them for Christmas , and us kids ate them all up . Then my mom took over and it ’ s what she would bring for holiday parties .
INGREDIENTS
• 3 lbs ground beef
• 12 oz flat beer , any brand
• 1 ½ cups ketchup
• ½ cup vinegar
• ¼ cup sugar
• ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
• Salt and pepper
DIRECTIONS 1 . Mix everything except the meat together in a pot and simmer .
2 . Make small meatballs and plop into simmering sauce for about 3 hours . 3 . Put into the fridge overnight . 4 . Skim off fat , reheat and serve .
Holiday Mixed Nuts Submitted by Sue MacClain , Creative Director | Makes 3 cups
I like to make one batch as written , and then a second batch with a little cayenne pepper for a sweet and spicy kick .
INGREDIENTS
• 1 lb nuts ( pecans , almonds , cashews or any mixture )
• 1 egg white
• 1 tbsp water
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
DIRECTIONS : 1 . Preheat oven to 300 ° F . 2 . Beat egg whites with water until stiff but not dry . 3 . Add the nuts to the beaten egg whites . 4 . Mix sugar , salt and cinnamon together in a large bowl . 5 . Add nut and egg mixture to the dry ingredients and mix to coat . 6 . Spread nuts on a cookie sheet and bake for 45 minutes , stirring every 15 minutes or so .
THE OVERABOVE FAMILY COOKBOOK 13