Reviewed: Feb. 24, 2008

These just didn't do it for me. I wanted to like them because a friend of mine has a similar recipe that uses grape jelly, and hers are great, but I did not care for this recipe. The sauce tasted a little better than the meatballs, but I'll never make these again. I used ground sirloin, Italian bread crumbs, and baked the meatballs instead of frying them, but I can't imagine those changes making the difference between a five-star recipe and one that I threw away after a couple of bites.

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CYNDIDH

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Seneca, South Carolina, USA

Living In: Canton, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2008

These are very good meatballs and very, very easy to make. I made them a second time this week - for a Valentines Party for mom's/kid's - and it was a hit! I usually have a family Valentine dinner, so I used a big bag of frozen MB's from Sam's thinking there would be at least half a crockpot full of leftovers for the dinner - wrong!! About a dozen were left because everyone just loved them. I did make one addition this time and that was to add a can of cranberry jelly which changed up the flavor just a bit from the usual recipe that makes the rounds quite a bit!

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LADYBUGONTHEGO

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Menifee, California, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2008

I made the recipe even easier by simply buying frozen meatballs. Can't get any easier than this for a crowd. I also tried strawberry jelly and that worked well too.

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TRACY5S

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2008

Well, this was not a success for me. I brought these to an office party and they were barely eaten. Noone went back for seconds and I didn't receive any compliments. I personally thought the "grape" taste was a little strong and it was too sweet. Definitely won't make these again.

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happyschmoopies

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Sidman, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: High Point, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 12, 2008

These were so good. Everyone loved them. I baked the meatballs instead of frying them and kept them in the freezer for a few days. The day I needed them I put them in the crock pot with the sauce for about three or four hours. The extra time cooking in the sauce gave the meatballs a candied texture. Yummy!

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AmberBT

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2008

Everyone loved these, even after they had heard that there was grape jelly in them. Thanks for the DELICIOUS recipe!

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Gail

Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2008

Meatballs were amazing! I got so many compliments on them, even from people who normally don't like meatballs at all. Thumbs up. The sauce was really liked too, but to my taste a little too sweet.

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Eve

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2008

I have been using this recipe since the 70's taken from a certain iconic lady's cookbook with the initials "BC". My extended family always requests I bring this on holiday get-togethers (in the crockpot of course). Men and kids love it!

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Old Southern Lady

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Living In: Pelham, Alabama, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2008

These were a hit at our New Years party, and they re-heat very well. I used frozen Italian meatballs as some had said and that made it very simple and quick to make.

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kjabmama

Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2008

A good recipe. The house smelled great making them and homemade is always better than frozen. My guests didn't eat these up, though. Now I'm wishing I'd done a bbq style so the leftovers would make good subs.

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