# need to recreate an old recipe for peanut butter balls **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 16, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-recreate-an-old-recipe-for-peanut-butter-balls/477325 "2008-12-16T01:07:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-recreate-an-old-recipe-for-peanut-butter-balls/477325/61 "2008-12-19T05:56:28Z")
I’m still just crying with laughter over “buckeye” being “your local slang”. Oh, it is indeed taking longer than we thought. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-recreate-an-old-recipe-for-peanut-butter-balls/477325/62 "2008-12-19T07:18:27Z")
> [@Ogre](#): > > I’m still just crying with laughter over “buckeye” being “your local slang”. Oh, it is indeed taking longer than we thought. To be fair, and perhaps I should be ashamed, I had to look up the meaning of the word “buckeye.” I vaguely knew it was some type of nut, but I grew up calling them “horse chestnuts.” I’m sure the slang is widespread, but I don’t think it’s universal. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-recreate-an-old-recipe-for-peanut-butter-balls/477325/63 "2008-12-19T08:49:03Z")
I am so glad to see the turn up the high and dignified road that this thread has taken! _L_ ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-recreate-an-old-recipe-for-peanut-butter-balls/477325/64 "2008-12-19T12:35:37Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > I am so glad to see the turn up the high and dignified road that this thread has taken! _L_ Ah, sarcasm. Turn? Honey, this thread was doomed from just about the get-go. ---
**Author:** ![SomeUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@SomeUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SomeUserName)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-recreate-an-old-recipe-for-peanut-butter-balls/477325/65 "2008-12-19T14:49:59Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > To be fair, and perhaps I should be ashamed, I had to look up the meaning of the word “buckeye.” I vaguely knew it was some type of nut, but I grew up calling them “horse chestnuts.” I’m sure the slang is widespread, but I don’t think it’s universal. Horse Chestnuts and Buckeyes look similar but they are in fact two different nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-recreate-an-old-recipe-for-peanut-butter-balls/477325/66 "2008-12-19T15:49:08Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Yes, but a lot of people find it very enjoyable to put some warm, sweaty balls in their mouth and suck them. Likewise, others enjoy a drier experience - dry, warm salty ball sucking (with just a hint of sweetness!) is nirvana. It’s really a personal preference thing. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-recreate-an-old-recipe-for-peanut-butter-balls/477325/67 "2008-12-19T16:18:58Z")
> [@SomeUserName](#): > > Horse Chestnuts and Buckeyes look similar but they are in fact two different nuts. Yeah, looking at the pictures of the trees and their leaves, what I’ve seen around here is definitely not an Ohio buckeye. Our horse chestnuts have big, tear-drop shaped leaves and the casing for the seed looks spikier and greener than the buckeye’s. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-recreate-an-old-recipe-for-peanut-butter-balls/477325.md?page=3)