Buckeyes~the kind you eat

 

 

 



My Mom made the best Buckeyes EVER but her recipe is unavailable to me.

Buckeye are a a good luck charm to many, As a child I carried a buckeye from my Great~grandparents farm, south of the city, on Mt. Zion-Elwin blacktop

Why a "Buckeye" is a good luck charm.
       A buckeye is a kind of a nut, which has markings resembling an iris in an eyeball, which gives it it's name. Such amulets invoke the eye of God to watch over you, also other amulets in the shape of an eye, natural or manmade. It is also to turn away the evil eye from others...
The buckeye is a relative of the Chestnut and Horse Chestnut.

Recipe you say, well this is about as close as I could find to the one I like.

BUCKEYES

 

2 cups smooth peanut butter

1 cup (2sticks) butter, softened

1 1/2 lb confectioners sugar

1~12 oz pkg chocolate chips

 

1. In a large bowl, combine peanut butter and butter; mix until smooth. Gradually add confectioners' sugar, stirring until thoroughly mixed. Form mixture into 1-inch balls, place on a waxed paper-lined rimmed baking sheet, and chill for 1 hour.
   
2. In a saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate chips, stirring until smooth. Stick a toothpick in the center of each peanut butter ball and dip each three-quarters of the way into the chocolate mixture, coating all sides except the top quarter. Place on the prepared baking sheet and remove toothpick. Using your finger, fill in the hole left by the toothpick.
   
3. After dipping all the peanut butter balls, cover, and chill, or freeze until ready to serve.
   

Makes about 5 dozen treats. If they are small, lol

There you have it.

 

til next time

 

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