Sweet and Sour Meatballs

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Ingredients:
1 clove garlic, minced
2 lbs. ground beef
2 eggs
3 Tbsp. chili sauce
2 Tbsp. dried parsley flakes
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper, divided
1 quart (32 oz.) cocktail vegetable juice
1 box (1 lb.) light brown sugar
1 c. white vinegar
3 cloves garlic, halved
30 prunes, pitted

Directions:
Mash minced garlic with ground beef, eggs, chili sauce, parsley flakes, salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper.  Shape meat mixture into 75-85 meatballs.

Combine vegetable juice, brown sugar, vinegar, garlic cloves and remaining pepper; bring mixture to a boil.

Drop meatballs into juice mixture.  Reduce heat to low; cook 40 minutes.  Add prunes; cook 20 minutes more.

Drain off most, but not all, sauce before putting meatballs and prunes into a chafing dish.  Serve hot with toothpicks.

Note~ You can make this a day ahead of time.  Refrigerate until serving time.  Skim the fat off of the top of the mixture before reheating.