Recipe: Glazed Ham Balls

Glazed Ham Balls
1 beaten egg
3/4 cup soft bread crumbs (1 slice)
1/3 cup dried tart red cherries or dried cranberries, finely
snipped
1/4 cup finely chopped green onions
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 pound lean ground cooked ham
1/2 pound lean ground beef
2/3 cup red currant jelly
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
Green onion slivers
Combine egg, bread crumbs, cherries or cranberries, chopped green onions,
and pepper in a mixing bowl. Add ground ham and ground beef; mix well.
Shape into 1-inch balls.
Place in a 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Bake in a 350 F. oven for 15 to 18
minutes or till done. Drain, if necessary.
Meanwhile, heat jelly and mustard together in a chafing dish blazer pan or small
skillet, stirring occasionally till jelly is melted. Add ham balls to chafing dish.
(Or, transfer ham balls to a warm heatproof serving bowl and pour glaze over
ham balls.) Keep warm. Garnish with green onion slivers. Makes 48 meatballs.
Nutrition facts per meatball: 33 calories, 1 g total fat (0 g saturated fat),
10 mg cholesterol, 72 mg sodium 4 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 2 g protein.
Daily Values: 0% vitamin A, 2% vitamin C, 0% calcium, 1% iron.