Preparation time: 20 minutes. Baking time: 15 minutes. Oven temperature: 375 degrees. Simmer time: 10 minutes.

Make these meatballs ahead, bake and refrigerate or freeze until the day you plan to use them. The final step is simple.

For 5 dozen meatballs you will need:

1 lb. lean ground beef
2 eggs
1 (2 1/4 oz.) can deviled ham
1/3 c. fine dry bread crumbs
1/2 tsp. each salt and dry mustard
Few dashes hot pepper sauce
1 1/2 c. prepared mincemeat
1/2 c. apple juice
1 1/2 tbsp. cider vinegar

PREPARATION: Lightly mix beef, eggs, deviled ham, bread crumbs, salt, dry mustard and hot pepper sauce. Shape into meatballs about 3/4 inch in diameter. Arrange on jelly roll pans or other shallow pans. Bake at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes. Heat mincemeat, apple juice and vinegar until bubbly. Add meatballs. Bring to a boil again. Simmer, covered, about 10 minutes. Serve with picks from skillet, turn into chafing dish to keep warm or transfer to serving platter.