Porcupine Meat Balls

1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup uncooked rice
1 egg
onion grated-to taste
1/4 cup tomato juice
1 teaspoon salt

Mix the above ingredients and form into meat balls

Sauce-Brown the vegetables and add the soup mixture
2 Tablespoons butter
1/2 cup minced onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
2 cans tomato soup
1.5 cans water
4 Tablespoons lemon juice
4 Tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons prepared mustard
1 teaspoon salt
1 Teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
Mix, heat, and simmer for 5 minutes.

Method; Cover meat balls with sauce and bake 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours
Story; Grandma Cay served this for the Sheldon Lions club in the early 1970's. At that time only the men were allowed to be members of the Lions club and the wives served the monthly meals. During one of the turns, Grandma and another lady served the porcupine meatballs. they were asked how long it took them to put the stick the rice into the meatballs. This recipe takes a while to make, but is wonderful served with mashed potatoes.