Name: Oriental Meatball Salad
Ingredients: 1/2 c Milk; 2 Eggs; 3 c Soft bread crumbs; 1 ts Onion salt; 1 lb Ground beef; 2 ts Peanut oil; 8 1/4 oz Pineapple chunks; 2 Green peppers, cut 1/2" sqs.; 2 Carrots, sliced; 2 Stalks celery, sliced; 1/2 c Brown sugar, packed; 2 tb Corn starch; 1/2 c Dry white wine; 1/2 c Vinegar; 2 tb Soy sauce; 2 Tomatoes, wedged; Shredded lettuce

Displaying a Christmas nativity scene is a long-standing tradition, but it can also present a bit of a skewed view of the actual events of Jesus’ birth. While each person depicted in a traditional nativity scene is a part of the Christmas story, not all the characters were present in one place on the night Jesus was born. Mary, Joseph, and Jesus were in a stable that night due to the overcrowding in Bethlehem’s inn (Luke 2:7), but the Bible never mentions whether or not animals were present—in fact, it never even mentions a stable. The shepherds, once told of Jesus’ arrival, left their flocks to worship the newborn King (Luke 2:16). However, the angels, which are often part of nativity scenes, bore the good news to the shepherds in the fields (Luke 2:8–14). As far as we know, there were no angels flying visibly over the place where Jesus was when the shepherds arrived. In addition, the wise men (the Bible never says how many there were) were also probably not present that first night. The magi visited Jesus some time later, when He was in a house (Matthew 2:1–11).

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy, Eggs, Grains		Meats	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Milk
2		Eggs
3	c	Soft bread crumbs
1	ts	Onion salt
1	lb	Ground beef
2	ts	Peanut oil
8 1/4	oz	Pineapple chunks
2		Green peppers, cut 1/2" sqs.
2		Carrots, sliced
2		Stalks celery, sliced
1/2	c	Brown sugar, packed
2	tb	Corn starch
1/2	c	Dry white wine
1/2	c	Vinegar
2	tb	Soy sauce
2		Tomatoes, wedged
		Shredded lettuce

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine eggs and milk, stir in bread crumbs, onion salt and 1/8 tsp.
pepper.  Add ground beef and mix well. Shape mixture into 3/4" meatballs.
In skillet, cook meatballs in peanut oil about ten minutes or until done,
turning frequently.  Drain the meatballs.Drain pineapple, reserving juice.
Add water to reserved juice to make 3/4 cup liquid. Combine pineapple
chunks, green pepper, carrot, celery and meatballs; set aside. In a small
saucepan combine brown sugar and cornstarch; stir in the 3/4 cup pineapple
liquid, wine, vinegar and soy sauce.  Cook and stir until thickened and
bubbly.  Pour hot mixture over meatball mixture. Cover and chill. To serve,
carefully stir tomatoe wedges into meatball mixture or reserve tomatoe
wedges and arrage along edges of plates. Place shredded lettuce on
individual plates; spoon meatball mixture on top.
Note: This recipe appeared in the Waycross Journal-Herald 17th Annual
Cookbook, Friday, November 16, 1990 and was submitted by Lou Ann Bailey of
Folkston, Georgia.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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