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midwestern staple!

Back.

Like...meatballs served with toothpicks? Standard Scarsdalian party food, too, if that's it. But I think that's not it.

BrekkeP - take meatballs (make or buy) and mix equal amounts of enchilada sauce and grape jelly to form a sauce. Can be eaten with toothpicks, yes.

THink a crockpot filled with little meatballs in a sweet savory sauce

I guess it's not QUITE BBQ

It sounds bizarre but it's wonderful.

it's it's own thing!

Crock-pot. Frozen meatballs. Henz chili sauce (BBQ sauce or ketchup also acceptable) BIG dollop of grape jelly. Mix, heat.

I swear, this laptop drops i's like crazy

NOM

ALthought seldom presented that fancy, normally more like:

But still yummy

Wait...what? GRAPE JELLY?!

Y'all ain't right.

Party meatballs, ya'll.

It could be worse. A friend has a depression era cake recipe that involves a can of pork n beans

I know it sounds weird, but YES, grape jelly.

It actually tastes FINE, you can't taste the stuff at all - we had a weird ingredient bakery box challenge

but it's WEIRD

So, noted, the region does not extend to the true east

ohio western PA are midwest-ish

Hm. My grandmother might have taught my mom to make it. Scranton.

So eastern PA too

I did a slow-cook of beef shanks with prunes a few weeks back, and that was DELICIOUS, so...okay, grape jelly.

mmmm

Believe me, I thought my mom was yanking my chain, then I saw her make it and....

It's very 50s; you just buy the jars and bag of meatballs and mix it together.

hey, this is within my advanced potluck skills

it's either that or buffalo chicken dip

(regular potluck skills: chips & soda!)

When my family still had family gatherings, my job was crudite, dip, crackers, and cheese.

woo!

FWIW, I think there is a lot to be said for bringing plastic storage and left-over-take-home containers.

Oh, that was EVERYBODY'S job!

Eating! BBASAP

Sorry, I had to feed Rae. I mean, the starter.

From Rae.

THE HUNGER

ahahaha. Frank:

HA!

ha!

hard year, good yule at SO MANY freeholds

Our new post alerts are lit up like a Christmas tree.....

man, I know what Dag got Connor and Kerri, Brekke and Sylvi are harder

Frank, obviously, gets the mug. And Siv gets Narwhal.

BRB, switching

kerri is getting spooooons

jaw drop Okay, Dagmar is going to get SUCH A HUG if she'll allow!!!

From Kerri? Yes.