Swedish Meatballs II

Description
Goes great over cooked noodles although you could easily serve these alone as an appetizer. Enjoy!



Ingredients

 * 1 1/2 	 lbs   ground beef
 * 2 	cups potatoes, peeled,cooked,and mashed
 * 1 	small grated onion
 * 1/4 	cup chopped peeled cooked beets
 * 2 	tablespoons chopped dill pickles
 * 2 	eggs
 * 1/2 	cup light cream
 * 2 	teaspoons salt (to taste)
 * 1/4 	teaspoon pepper (to taste)
 * 4 	tablespoons butter or margarine
 * 3 	tablespoons all-purpose flour
 * 1 	cup beef broth
 * 1 	cup milk
 * 1/2 	teaspoon worcestershire sauce
 * 1/8 	teaspoon ground nutmeg
 * hot cooked noodles

Directions
Mix ground beef lightly with mashed potatoes, onion, beets, dill pickles, eggs, cream, 1 tsp salt, and pepper until well blended. Shape into 36 meatballs, then flatten each slightly. Brown, a few at a time, in butter or margarine, in a large frying pan, adding butter or margarine as needed. When cooked through, remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. Blend flour and remaining tsp of salt into dripping in pan (add more black pepper if you like); stir in the beef broth, milk, nutmeg, and Worcestershire sauce. Cook, stirring constantly, until the gravy thickens. Place the meatballs in the gravy and simmer 10-15 minutes on low. Serve over hot cooked noodles.