1 lb Ground Beef; Lean
1/4 c  Milk
1/4 c  Bread Crumbs; dry
1/8 ts Cloves; Ground
1/8 ts Allspice; Ground
1/2 ts Salt
Pepper; To Taste
2 tb Vegetable Oil
1/2 c  Vinegar
3/4 ts Ginger; Ground
1    Bay Leaf
4 tb Sugar; Brown
2 tb Unbleached Flour

Mix beef, milk, crumbs, cloves, allspice, salt and pepper. Form into
meatballs. Brown meatballs in hot oil. Drain off fat. Add 1 cup water,
vinegar, ginger, bay leaf, and brown sugar. Cover and simmer 1/2 hour. Skim
off fat. Remove meatballs and keep them warm. Mix flour and 2 T water.
Slowly stir into the pan juices to make gravy. Pour gravy over meatballs.
Serve with buttered noodles.