ingredients:
4 ounces oatmeal
5 ounces milk
13 ounces ground beef
1 egg
1 Tablespoon toasted wheat germ
salt, pepper
2 Tablespoons whole-wheat flour
½ teaspoon thyme
1 Tablespoon safflower oil

instructions:

1. Soak the wheat germ in the milk for 15 to 20 minutes. Beat the egg in a bowl.
2. Mix the meat thoroughly with the oatmeal, egg, and wheat germ. Salt and pepper.
3. Shape into 8 meatballs or patties, and dust them with flour. Sprinkle them with thyme.
4. Fry them with the oil for 8 minutes on each side.

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Do not keep the ground meat more than 3 hours, even in the refrigerator; an infant can then eat it safely. Toasted wheat germ is available in health-food stores and most supermarkets.

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© Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., Japan, 1971. Published in the United States and Canada by BOBLEY PUBLISHING, a division of Illustrated World Encyclopedia, Inc. Printed in Japan.