BY ANITA HIRSCH

Special to The Press

Donna Hall, advertising assistant and circulation customer service representative at the TIMES NEWS, the sister paper of the Lehigh Valley Press weekly papers, enjoys preparing meatballs with grape jelly, which has been a favorite for parties for some 20 years.

The recipe appeared in the 2022 Recipes from Our Readers cookbook.

Donna, however, will not be preparing her famous meatballs this year, as she is going to be with her grandchildren to watch the Super Bowl, where wings and pizza are on the menu.

Ingredients:

1-1/2 pounds ground beef

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

1/2 cup breadcrumbs

1/4 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. garlic powder

1/8 tsp. pepper

2 eggs, slightly beaten

6 oz. jar grape jelly

2 T. lemon juice

12 ounce bottle chili sauce

Directions:

Heat oven to 375 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine beef, onion, breadcrumbs, salt, garlic powder, pepper and eggs. Blend well.

Shape into 34 1-inch balls; place on an ungreased baking pan

Bake for 5 minutes or until browned and thoroughly baked.

In a large saucepan, combine grape jelly, lemon juice and chili sauce.

Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add meatballs to sauce, stir to coat. Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Serve in a bowl with toothpicks.

Makes 34 balls.