Meat Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. ground beef
1 c. applesauce
1 c. bread crumbs
2 eggs
salt and pepper to taste
flour (for rolling)
2 Tbsp. fat
1 stalk celery, cut medium size diagonal to be boiled
1 carrot, sliced
1 small chopped onion (to be cooked with vegetables)
1 chopped green pepper
2 c. tomato juice

Preparation

Mix beef, applesauce, eggs, bread, salt and pepper.
Shape into small balls.
Roll in flour.
Brown in hot fat.
Put in casserole.
To drippings in pan, add vegetables and tomato juice. Bring to a boil and pour over meat balls.
Cover with foil and bake at 350\u00b0 for about 40 minutes to 1 hour.