Ball Foods Challenge

[Rockstone]

The challenge: list as many edibles as you can that have "ball" in the name

I got 7. how many can you get? Did you think of any I didn't?

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meatball
melon ball
matzoh ball
rum ball
popcorn ball
gumball
sno-ball (the coconut covered marshmallow junk food ball)

[JackBeck]

1. Cheese ball.

[Rockstone]

2. yep

i thought of that one upstairs in bed but forgot to add it to the list. thanks!!

my son and I were playing this while I was putting him to sleep.

[JackBeck]

3. Amy Sedaris immediately came to mind.

[Rockstone]

4. Wow that's rare

I saw a FoodTV show about cheese recently and they said that one company makes 90 something % of all the cheese balls in the world. Had to do with a process called coldpack where is was melted and reformed allowing protiens to rebind...

[jane_pippin]

7. I've made the blue cheese cheese balls from her new cookbook

They were delicious! I have not attempted the lil' smokey yet though. Maybe for Christmas.

[JackBeck]

8. That book is freaking hilarious.

But also has some great recipes.

I loooovvveee Amy Sedaris!

[jane_pippin]

12. I love that book too! I read it three times.

Which is, in a way, insane. My friends and I also did the ladies night meal--fantastic!

It's a very comforting book, too.

[JackBeck]

14. I loved it when she said something along the lines of:

Never dress better that the hostess, unless you are a transsexual.

[jane_pippin]

18. That's good advice. One of my favorite pages is

the picture of her in the Greek Dress and under the picture it says: Achieve This Look! see page 243

[JackBeck]

21. Totally cracks me up.

Her stuff on Conan and Letterman is just as priceless. I remember seeing her on Conan with Martha Stewart years before Martha went to jail or even had charges brought-up against her. Not only does Amy pass Martha a homemade bong, but then goes on to show her how to make a grilled cheese sandwich with and iron and an iron board, in case Martha was ever in jail!

[jane_pippin]

25. I just watched that on you tube not long ago

I was searching for the clip of her describing how her dad was bemoaning her giant ass, but I couldn't find it. I love that Conan calls her crafts "the worst crafts I've ever seen." I didn't realize it was well before Martha was brought up on charges though. That makes it a million times better.

[JackBeck]

26. It does, doesn't it?

Me and my group of friends are huge Amy fans and that clip was the first thing we thought of when all the Martha stuff went down. (I can't believe I'm saying this since I'm only 33 but...) Back in the day we used to tape her appearances and share them with friends. Now, in the day of youtube, I'm glad that so many people will get to see her insane, comedic brilliance.

And yes, wearing the fatty suit, but being to poor to afford the top part, home and eating spoonfuls of mayonnaise must have driven her father crazy.

[JackBeck]

5. There's also a few different kinds of meatballs.

There's the Italian



And then the Swedish

[Rockstone]

6. Breaking - found on Google

Sweet Potato Balls
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_32335,00.html

FishBalls
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishball

(Cheating - OT) food made into balls
http://www.niradar.com/portfolio.asp?portfolio_id=325&off_set=16&selected_id=6842&pointer=18

[JackBeck]

10. I guess we could take it one further and start listing testicular delicacies.

But I don't think I could eat another animals balls.

[petronius]

9. Rocky Mountain Oysters?

:shrug: (They've got 'ball' in them...)

[Rockstone]

11. You mean the pearl?

[petronius]

15. Not exactly...

http://www.cowboyshowcase.com.nyud.net:8090/images/articles/cowboy2.jpg

Rocky Mountain Oysters are testicles...

[Rockstone]

17. so there's no pearl in them?

[petronius]

23. They've been known to contain pearlescent material...

but probably not after they're cooked :)

[Rabrrrrrr]

13. cheese ball, fish ball, rice ball, peanut butter balls

[Rockstone]

16. so there are peanut butter balls?

It occurred to me but then I didn't think they existed.

my mother used to make something with peanut butter, honey and powdered milk, but they were rolled into a rope and snipped. mmm. I liked those.

[Rabrrrrrr]

19. yeah - I've made ones with peanut butter and something else,

then coat them in chocolate.

In Wisconsin they're a popular holiday treat.

I can't think of what the peanut butter gets mixed with so it holds together better, though.

[Roon]

20. In job corps we used to have a dish called porcupine balls

[Connonym]

29. is that where there's rice in the meatballs? nt

[Roon]

31. Yep, with rice

eom

[Roon]

22. Yum, I love rum balls

Had some for the first time ever about three years ago. This friend of my ex's used to get together with her friends and they would spend all day making rum balls. I wonder where I can get some now?

[Rockstone]

24. harder to sell because of the alcohol content

and I like em stiff!

[Roon]

27. I just realized, it would be impossible for them to sell here

It's illegal to sell edibles in liquor stores.

[Kali]

28. calf fries, mountain oysters...oh nevermind.

[Rockstone]

30. My mom got these:

# Malted milk ball,
# meatball,
# matzo ball,
# high ball,
# popcorn ball,
# Ball Park hot dog,
# melon ball,
# various cookies with ball in the name, i.e. rumball, snowball

[Phillycat]

32. Without looking at your answers or anyone else's....

Rum ball
Hostess Snowballs

Um...I'm out. :D