Great Grandmas Nut Butter Balls Food

GREAT GRANDMA'S NUT BUTTER BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, 1 cup confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Stir in the cake flour, then fold in the pecans. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place them 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 15 to 19 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned. Cool cookies completely before rolling in additional confectioners' sugar. If you are storing the cookies in a tin, add remaining sugar to the tin.

GRANDMA'S PEANUT BUTTER BALLS

Steps:

• Mix everything together in a bowl until well blended.
• Form into 1 inch balls.
• Refrigerate and enjoy!

GRANDMA RITA'S PEANUT BUTTER BALLS

Steps:

• Mix together the powdered sugar, butter, peanut butter.
• Add crushed rice crispies- mix well.
• Roll into 1 inch size balls.
• Chill for 30 minutes.
• Melt the almond bark with 1 tablespoon of solid shortening (do not add water, milk, oil, margarine or butter to thin- this will cause the chocolate to seize).
• Dip chilled balls and let set on waxed paper.

GRANDMA'S MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Soak the breadcrumbs in the milk until the milk is absorbed (use a good sized bowl that is big enough to hold the other ingredients).
• Add the meat, salt, pepper, allspice, ginger, onion and egg, mix til well blended.
• Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil, add some salt.
• Roll the meat mixture into golfball (or a bit smaller) sized balls.
• Drop the balls into the boiling water and cook covered for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile heat the oven to 350F and in a saucepan combine the brown sugar, broth & melted butter, stir & heat until the sugar is dissolved and forms a glaze.
• Place the meatballs in a single layer in a 9X13 baking dish.
• Spoon the glaze over the meatballs and bake uncovered for 30 minutes.
• Turn the meatballs a couple of times.