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                             Basic Meat Balls

Recipe By     : Better Homes and Garden Home Canning Cookbook
Serving Size  : 8 pints
Categories    : Beef

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   6                    eggs
   6      cups          soft bread crumbs
   1 1/2  cups          water
   1      cup           finely chopped onion
   1      tablespoon    salt
     1/4  teaspoon      pepper
   6      pounds        ground beef

In large bowl combine first 6 ingredients. Add beef; mix well. Shape  into 12 dozen 1-inch meatballs. Place in shallow baking pan. Bake at 425~ for 15 minutes. Pack loosely into hot jars, leaving 1-inch headspace. Add boiling water or meat juice, leaving 1- inch headspace. Adjust lids. Process in pressure canner at 10 pounds pressure(pints)75 minutes;(quarts)90 minutes. Makes 8 pints.

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