| 2 | c | Water |
| 1 | c | Long-grain rice |
| | THE STUFFING |
| 1/2 | lb | Lamb; finely ground |
| 1/2 | lb | Beef; finely ground |
| 1 | pn | Ground cinnamon |
| 1/4 | ts | Freshly grated nutmeg |
| 1/4 | ts | Ground allspice |
| | Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste |
| 3 | tb | Butter; melted |
| | VEGETABLES FOR STUFFING |
| | Choose any of the following or any combination. The mixture will fill: |
| 4 | md | Tomatoes; tops cut off and hollowed for stuffing |
| DIVIDER | | --or- |
| 6 | md | Zucchini; cut into 3-inch lengths; hollowed out with a corer; placed on end for stuffing -or- |
| 4 | md | Bell peppers; tops cut off and cored and seeded for stuffing |
| | COOKING SAUCE |
| 1/2 | c | Water |
| 1/4 | c | Canned tomato sauce |
| 1 | | Lemon; juice of |
