VENISON APPETIZER MEATBALLS

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb. ground venison                     3 tablespoons molasses

3/4 teaspoons salt                        3 tablespoons prepared mustard

1 tablespoon minced onion         3 tablespoons vinegar

1/2 cup bread crumbs              1/4 cup ketchup

1/4 cup milk                               1/4 teaspoon thyme

2 tablespoons butter                   1 cup of flour

Combine meat, salt, onion, bread crumbs and milk in large bowl.   Blend in well and roll into bite-sized meatballs.  Roll in flour.  Preheat electric frying pan to 320 degrees.  Melt butter and then brown meatballs on all sides.  Remove meatballs as they brown.  Combine remaining ingredients and stir into frying pan.  Bring to boil and then add meatballs.  Cover and simmer 10 minutes,    stirring occasionally.  Serve as hot appetizers with toothpicks.

YIELD:  3 dozen 

Recipe from North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Wild Game Recipes.  Below pixs of some Magnum sized venison appetizer meatballs prepared today 10-26-08 at least twice to three times the size they should be and it saves less trips to the plate!  Grin!  With my large hands it is difficult to roll a small one inch diameter meat ball without a little extra effort....grin again.  Bill Porter