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It’s Buckeye Season!
by Leslie
The holidays are almost here, so I’ve started to make my traditional goodies for the season: peanut butter balls, better known as Buckeyes here in Ohio.
I started making them about four years ago. I had included some in goodie baskets I’d made for Dave’s family for Christmas. I made more than enough for the baskets, so I sent the leftovers to work with Dave to share with his co-workers. Soon, I started to get requests for more. By the end of the Christmas season, I’d established a bit of a Buckeye cult following. The next year, as Thanksgiving approached, the requests for Buckeyes began to roll in. I filled each order and experimented with requests to try some variations. By the end of that year, I was offering Buckeyes with dark, milk and white chocolate. Now, I have a regular little holiday business going.
Today, I made my first batch of peanut butter balls while Dave couldn’t resist making jokes like this.
Starting out each year is great. Julia watches me as I explain the special recipe I’ve become known for and it feels good to have something of my own to pass down to her. I imagine my family, generations later, making my Buckeyes and I’m the Grandma they refer to when they say, “Just like Grandma used to make.” Then, I start to think of Harry London and how his candy-making business started out much like mine has. I dream that my Buckeye business takes off and soon I’m selling Mama Grimmett’s Goodies (that are made lovingly by hand) all over the place. It’s confectionary bliss.
A few weeks and 50 dozen later, my attitude changes. Instead of dreaming of growing my business, I’m dreaming of sleep because it’s 4AM, I haven’t been to bed yet and Julia will be up soon, but if I don’t do it now she won’t let me do it later and I’ve got a deadline…
But, today was the first day and it was grand. I made 6 dozen Buckeyes to give to our new neighbors tomorrow evening as we visit their homes for Trick-or-Treat. I’m giving each neighbor half a dozen like this:
Hopefully, they’ll love the Buckeyes, love us and welcome us into their tight-knit neighborhood. Maybe we’ll all become great friends and have giant cook outs and parties together. Or maybe we’ll just be cordial and wave when we pass by. At the very least, I hope they like the Buckeyes. And us.
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Oh..those look wonderful.
If my neighbor knocked on my door and gave me a box of those, I would definitely want to become great friends and have cook-outs and block parties! They’re really gorgeous - the presentation looks very professional.
You know, it’s funny - I had never even heard of Buckeyes until I saw something about them on the Food Network the other evening. Maybe it can become your personal crusade to bring Buckeyes to ever corner of the country? Because they look really delicious, and I suspect I’ve been missing-out on something amazing!
I grew up on these things, and they’re still my favorites.
Of course, I always found it hilarious to let a bit of peanut butter peek through the chocolate.. buckeye-like, I suppose. You get the idea.
For my own amusement, no real reason.
Are they limited to just Ohio? I’ve never heard of them outside of Ohio, but I’m not exactly well-traveled when it comes to.. cookies? Whatever they are.
These look delicious!! I would love to have someone give those to me!! They would become one of my best friends!!
I’ve never heard of those and I’m in Oregon - but they really look delicious!
I hope the buckeye business brings you much fame and fortune LOL- and enough money to hire someone else to stay up till 4am for you lol. And I LOVED that shweaty balls SNL bit.
Until I read this post, I had never heard of a Buckeye. They sound VERY interesting. I reckon I’ll have to give one a try should I ever find myself in Ohio (I’ve never been to Ohio).
mmm those buckeyes look yummy! make me wish I had some chocolate in the house. I loved the video clip very funny thanks for sharing!
Thank you for your thoughts & prayers on my site. I truly appreciate them.
BTW, I love buckeyes! Can you send some to me? LOL.
[…] Since Buckeye Season began, I’ve been churning out my sinfully delicious, chocolicious, fluffy peanut buttery goodies. Even though the requests keep rolling in, I am completely insecure. As sad as it sounds, a few well-timed insults from a few key people in my life pretty much shattered my confidence in any of my domestic abilities. Now, I’m often afraid the tide will turn and I’ll fall out of favor with my Buckeye-loving peeps. Everytime I send Dave off to work with deliveries, I’m nervous until he can tell me they were well-received. […]
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