I just finished telling my daughter about a funny thing that happened to me when I was a Senior in high school. There were four of us who had choir right after lunch so we would always eat together, and once a week we would have a 'community lunch' where each one of us would bring a particular part of the meal; sandwiches, chips, dessert, etc. Near Christmas, one girl brought Bourbon Balls wrapped in foil. When she opened the package in the warm cafeteria, all the teachers in the room immediately looked up to see from where the aroma came. We had a table of football players next to us, and they scooted their chairs over looking for handouts! Here's my variation of a recipe from my Mississippi Cookbook!
BOURBON BALLS
2 - 1/2 cups finely crushed vanilla wafers
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa
1 cup finely chopped pecans (you can use walnuts,if desired)
1 cup coconut (if desired; I don't use it, just add a few more pecans!)
3 tablespoons corn syrup
1/4 cup bourbon or wine
powdered sugar (to coat balls)
Mix the first 4 ingredients, and if desired, coconut. Add courn syrup and bourbon. Mix well. Roll into 1 inch balls. Roll in powdered sugar. Yields about 6 dozen balls.
Hey, HLL, how about a CANDY Recipe exchange next!!