Cheese Ball

As it is fair time again I thought that I would share with you the story of how my mother learned to pronounce "Worcestershire sauce." 

Now I want you to know that every time someone in our house tries to say "Worcestershire sauce" and fails miserably... the whole group then attempts to say it, inevitably ending in laughter. To lighten the mood my mom usually breaks out the story of how she learned the proper pronunciation of wu̇s-tə(r)-ˌshir- sauce when she was a kid.

When she was in 4-H she did a cooking demonstration using the cheese ball recipe listed below. I guess she must have had a hard time pronouncing "Worcestershire sauce" because her 4-H leader broke down the pronunciation of it for her and she practice it over and over and over. Due to all of her practicing she pronounced it perfectly in her demonstration! As a result she now has a great story to share and we all know how to properly pronounce it.

-Jennifer Figgins
daughter of Jesse Figgins and Mary Bryan

Cheese Ball

Joy Miller's handwriting.

Ingredients:

4 oz cheddar cheese

2 oz cream cheese

1 tsp mayonnaise (Miracle Whip or salad dressing)

½ Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

¼ tsp salt
½ tsp onions (chopped)

Mix together the cream cheese, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, onions, and salt.

Form the cream cheese mixture into a ball.

Grate the cheddar cheese.

Roll the cream cheese ball in the grated cheddar cheese coating it evenly.

Chill in refrigerator until ready to serve.