The meatballs my mother made
IN 6 TH AND 7 TH GRADE IN MONTREAL , CANADA, I LEARNED SOME PRINCIPLES OF COOKING IN THE HOME ECONOMICS CLASSES THEY OFFERED AT THE TIME. I THINK THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS JUMP START INTO COOKING THAT MAMI DECIDED I SHOULD BE IN CHARGE OF PREPARING SOME EASY DISHES FOR OUR FAMILY. TWO OF THESE WERE ITALIAN MEATBALLS AND MEATLOAF. YEARS LATER I WOULD SUBSTITUTE GROUND TURKEY FOR THE BEEF, BUT THE OTHER INGREDIENTS WERE NOT ALTERED. WE MOVED TO MONTREAL IN CANADA IN 1966, WHEN I WAS 12 YEARS OLD. DURING MY 13 TH YEAR, MAMI TAUGHT ME SEVERAL RECIPES TO COOK, AND SHE ESPECIALLY GAVE ME THE CHARGE OF MAKING MEATBALLS OR MEATLOAF. THE FOLLOWING IS HER RECIPE, WHICH I LATER MODIFIED BY SUBSTITUTING GROUND TURKEY FOR THE BEEF) POLPETTE E POLPETTONE/MEATBALLS, HAMBURGER PATTIES AND MEATLOAF 1 lb. ground meat of choice (ground turkey for our family) 1 slice of day old bread (I always use whole wheat of multi grain)placed in a small bowl of milk. Squeeze the bread v
