This is an American dish that is commonly served during the Christmas period. Which makes April an odd time to be celebrating it.
The ball is made from cheese spread and, as can be guessed from the name, it's made into a ball.
Many different cheeses can be used, as long as they are soft - although some cheese balls are made from multiple types of cheeses, including ones that aren't soft.
Many soft or cream cheeses can be used in both sweet or savoury dishes, depending on what other ingredients they are combined with. Consequently, cheese balls can also be sweet or savoury, simply by altering what the cheese is combined with. The balls can be coated with the other ingredients.
In 1800, the town of Cheshire, Massachusetts, was the only town in Berkshire County that supported Thomas Jefferson. On his victory Cheshire, being a cheese making town like its namesake county in the UK, made a celebratory cheese ball weighing 1,235 pounds from cheese curds from every farmer in town.
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