FOOTBALL (APPETIZERS) (SWEET&SOUR MEATBALLS)

2 CUPS WHITE SUGAR<>1--15oz. CaN TOMATO SAUCE<>2--3 T. LEMON JUICE<>1EGG<><><>1 1/2--2 LBS. CHOPPED, BEEF, PORK<>1 PKG. DRY ONION SOUP MIX<>MINCED GARLIC TO TASTE<><>IN LARGE SAUCEPAN OR DUTCH OVEN, STIR OVER MEDIUM HEAT THE 2 CUPS  OF SUGAR.<>STIR CONSTANTLY UNTIL SLIGHTLY MELTED AND BROWNED.<>ADD TO CUPS OF BOILING WATER AND TOMATO SAUCE.<>STIR UNTIL SUGAR MELTS.<>ADD LEMON JUICE.<>TASTE AND ADJUST (SUGAR OR LEMON JUICE) if too SOUR or SWEET<>COMBINE MEAT, EGGS, SOUP MIX, AND GARLIC, (MAKE INTO SMALL ROUND MEATBALLS and ADD SAUCE)<>SIMMER IN SAUCE 1/1/2 --2 HOURS, UNCOVERED.<><>BEST MADE A DAY BEFORE and fat skimmed) (SERVE AS IS) or ON A BED OF (rice or noodles) THIS IS A (CROWD PLEASER) !!  DELISH!!!!