Name: Dorcy Erlandson
Class Year: 1962
Country of Residence: France
Why is this recipe great? What’s its backstory?
This is my US family’s favorite meal for holiday gatherings. My Grandma, Elsa Landquist, immigrated to New York from Sweden when she was a young child and she grew up in Brooklyn. This is the recipe passed around in the Swedish-American community in Brooklyn around 1900, using the ingredients that they could find easily. (Swedish recipes always call for ground pork). This is why I have named the recipe “Swedish-American Meatballs.” Thanks to the nutmeg you will find that they do have that authentic Swedish flavor!