This post is for the Australians: these are buckeyes.What, may you ask, is a buckeye? It is a ball of peanut buttery gooey goodness coated in chocolate, and is one America's greatest contributions to the world to date.
It is so called because it looks like the seeds that drop from buckeye trees: they're similar in size and coloring (lighter on the inside than the outside; well, there's this lighter part you can see that's kind of circular at one end -- close enough!), though the real ones are poisonous and would be too hard to eat anyway.
Ohio is the Buckeye State -- so named because of its abundance of these trees. Hence, the snack is also primarily an Ohioan delicacy, though they are known throughout the Midwest. As additional trivia, The Ohio State University students and athletes are called Buckeyes.
But really, the best part is eating them. Sorry -- they're gone now!
3 comments:
Buckeyes? Well I haven't ever tried them but they sound superb!
Kimmy, You should try my mom's "Crunchy Buckeye" recipe out. Susan will confirm that they are most excellent. The way that the deviate is that they not only use crunchy peanut butter but also their are several cups of rice crispies folded into the mix to create a lovely crunch and crackle.
Yes, these ones did have the Australian knock-off Rice Crispies in them -- amazing!!! :)
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