Hello Bill,
The almond is put in the rice porridge (or pudding) on Christmas Eve and the one to receive it will be married during the coming year. An older tradition was that the one who got the almond received an extra little Christmas present. In my parents' families the tradition was that the person who received it had to recite a small poem in honor of the almond and he or she would receive a gift, i.e. a coin. In my mother's family they would also ad a bitter almond to the porridge... When we quit eating rice porridge on Christmas Eve this tradition was discontinued, I'm afraid.
Meatball recipes vary from mother to mother (we usually call them Mamma's meat balls). Anyhow, this is the recipe I've always used: 1 dl milk (100 ml = 1/3 cup + 1 tbs + 1 tsp...), 3 tbs bread crumbs (unseasoned), 1 egg, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, 1/2 onion (grated), 1 lb. ground meat (50 % beef and 50 % pork, finely ground). Let the bread crumbs soak in the milk until it's like a paste. Add the egg and mix, then the salt and pepper, grated onion and last the meat. Roll into balls with wet hands and put on a wet cutting board. Fry in a hot frying pan (with butter or margarine). I often replace the onion with 1-2 tbs sweet mustard.
Best regards,
Bibi
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