Dieter's deep fried meat balls

(You'd think the "deep fried" part would have been a dead giveaway. But it didn't dawn on me till later that this was Dieter -- DEE-ter, like the Mike Myers character on "Saturday Night Live" -- rather than dieter, as in someone who diets.)

1/2 t minced garlic
1/4 c minced onion
1/4 t pepper, fresh ground
1/2 t salt
1/4 t dry mustard
1-1/2 lbs ground lean beef

Mix thorougly (by hand). Roll into 6 patties. (Wet your hands -- it's easier.)

6 hard boiled eggs, peeled

Put eggs on center and pat meat around it. bread the pattie with 2 eggs beaten, flour, dry bread crumbs, chopped green olives, dill pickles, onions, pickle juice, mayonnaise (use blender). Deep fat fry at 350 degrees for five minutes. garnish with lemon slices and fresh parsley.

To clean onion smell off cutting board, put lemon and rub on board.

DIETER DOPPELFELD
Anchorage, Alaska

Source: Alaska Federation of Womens Clubs, "Potlatch Cookbook" (1980)