Instructions: For meat balls, combine all ingredients thoroughly. Shape to form 12 meat balls. Brown in a small amount of shortening in large skillet. Remove meat balls.

For sauce, lightly brown onion and green pepper in drippings. Add remaining ingredients; simmer over low heat about 15 minutes. Add meat balls to sauce; cover and simmer about 45 minutes. Remove bay leaf.

Serve with hot buttered rice.

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