1 ½ cups soft bread crumbs

¾ cup milk

3 tablespoons finely chopped onion

4 tablespoons butter

1 pound ground beef

1 teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon nutmeg

1/8 teaspoon pepper

1 egg, slightly beaten

¼ cup flour

1 cup beef stock or cream

Flour and water to thicken

Soak breadcrumbs in milk.  Sauté onions in 2 tablespoons of the butter until soft; add to breadcrumbs.  Stir in beef, seasonings and egg. Form into balls about 1 inch in diameter; roll in flour; sauté in remaining 2 tablespoons of butter for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned.  Add stock or cream; cover, simmer gently 5 minutes. Remove meatballs to serving dish. Thicken the gravy with 1 to 1 ½ tablespoons flour blended with an equal amount of water. Pour over meatballs.