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Apple Meatballs

1 egg
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
1/4 cup crushed seasoned stuffing
1 envelope onion soup mix
2-1/2 pounds lean ground beef
SAUCE:
2 bottles (18 ounces each) barbecue sauce
1 jar (12 ounces) apple jelly
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce

In a large bowl, combine the first four ingredients. Crumble beef over
mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-in. balls. In a skillet, brown the
meatballs; drain. Transfer to a greased 3-qt. baking dish. In a large

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saucepan, combine the sauce ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce
heat; simmer for 10 minutes. Pour over meatballs. Cover and bake at
325° for 30 minutes or until meat is no longer pink. Use pretzel
sticks instead of toothpicks for serving appetizer meatballs. They
taste great and reduce waste and mess.

Yield: 72 meatballs.