Ingredients

1 beaten egg
3 tablespoons milk
1/3 cup fine dry bread crumbs
Dash pepper
1 1/2 pounds ground fully cooked ham
2 tablespoons shortening
1/4 cup water
1 21-ounce can cherry pie filling
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Dash ground cloves

Directions

In a bowl combine the egg, milk, bread crumbs, and pepper. Add ham; mix well. Shape mixture into 18 meatballs. In a skillet brown meatballs in hot shortening, shaking pan often to keep balls round. Drain off fat. Add the 1/4 cup water. Simmer, covered, 15 to 20 minutes, turning meatballs occasionally. Meanwhile, heat pie filling with the 2 tablespoons water, lemon juice, cinnamon, and cloves. Spoon some sauce atop meatballs and pass the remainder.

Makes 6 servings

Denver Scramble

In skillet melt 2 tablespoons butter or margarine. Cook 1 cup finely chopped, fully cooked ham; one 2 ounce can mushroom stems and pieces, drained; 1/4 cup chopped onion; and 2 tablespoons chopped green pepper in the butter about 5 minutes or till vegetables are tender but not brown. Combine 8 beaten eggs and 1/3 cup milk; add to skillet. Cook 5 to 8 minutes or till eggs are set throughout but still moist, folding eggs over with a wide spatula so uncooked part runs to bottom.

Makes 6 servings.

©Meredith Corporation, MCMLXXVIII. All Rights Reserved. Printed in U.S.A.