Swedish Meatballs

This delicious recipe for Swedish Meatballs is from a nearby Bed and Breakfast that offers cooking classes.

1 pound ground beef

1/2 pound ground pork

1/3 cup onion, finely chopped

1 1/2 cups bread crumbs

2 eggs

3/4 cup milk

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 tablespoon sugar

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

3 cups water

1 1/2 tablespoons beef soup base (paste) or beef bouillon

1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 bay leaf

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Mix together, ground beef, pork, onion, bread crumbs, eggs, milk, salt, sugar, pepper, cloves and nutmeg.  Shape into 1 to 1 1/2 inch balls.  Bake for 20 minutes until browned.  Reduce heat to 350 degrees.  Put meatballs into a roaster.  Scrape drippings from baking pan and put into a blender, add water, soup base or bouillon and lemon juice.  Blend well. Pour over meatballs in roaster,  add bay leaf and simmer 2 hours in oven.