Swedish Meatballs II

Description
These small meatballs, faintly flavored with allspice and nutmeg in a creamy sauce, would be good at a cocktail buffet speared with toothpicks. They are equally good served six to a person over noodles for dinner. Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
 * Source: The Fannie Farmer Cookbook
 * Author: Marion Cunningham
 * Typed by Susan Godfrey 
 * 20 Meatballs

Ingredients

 * 1½ lbs ground beef
 * 2½ cups whole-wheat bread crumbs
 * 1 egg, lightly beaten
 * 1 tsp sugar
 * ½ tsp allspice
 * ½ tsp nutmeg
 * ½ tsp salt
 * ½ tsp freshly ground pepper
 * 2 tbsp shortening
 * ½ cup beef broth
 * ½ cup heavy cream

Directions

 * 1) Preheat the oven to 325°F.
 * 2) Combine the ground beef, bread crumbs, egg, sugar, allspice, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
 * 3) Shape into 1½ inch balls.
 * 4) Melt the shortening in a skillet and brown the meatballs.
 * 5) Transfer to a shallow casserole, pour on the beef broth, cover with foil, and bake for 25 minutes.
 * 6) Add the cream and cook without a cover for 15 minutes more.