That's really, really adorable. So, what's in it?

❤️ it

It’s horrible and adorable at the same time. Well done

This is the cutest thing. And the pretzel tail is perfect.

It is cream cheese and cheddar cheese, pimento, green bell pepper, a splash of Worcestershire sauce, rolled in chopped walnuts. It’s been a party favorite for thanksgiving and Christmas all my life.

Here are approximate proportions, it’s kind of hard to go wrong as long as it’s close to this:

1 package cream cheese (easier if its a little softened)

Freshly grated cheddar (I like sharp, but any will work), about same amount as the cream cheese.

1 tbsp pimento

1/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper (honestly i think it started getting added so you have red and green inside, it doesn’t add much flavor but does add crunch)

Splash of Worcestershire sauce

Mash mash mash until it’s all incorporated, roll into a ball

Roll on chopped nuts (I like walnuts the most)

Let chill in fridge for a while (an hour-overnight. We usually make it a day in advance but even in a pinch a little chilling is better than none)

Serve with crackers, wheat thins, pretzels Enjoy!

Thank you!

First of all, that's a great cheeseball. Well done.

But while on the subject, by whom and how was the cheeseball invented? Did someone bring a melty ball of cheese jn their pocket to a party and it somehow was a hit? Genuinely curious.

That’s a great question- I don’t know! Google says “Legend has it that a Massachusetts farmer created the first cheese ball in recorded history in 1801 and presented to President Jefferson at the White House.”

I just asked my dad if he knew how the tradition started in our family and he said “I do not. Interesting question. It just seems like it was always here.”

hahaha right?

i guess there are two options:

1. cheeseballs are our progenitor species and have just always been around.

2. that farmer somehow conned his way into the whitehouse with a pocket lint covered ball of soft cheese, and to downplay the baffle, the whitehouse worshiped the cheeseball and made it a national delicacy.