National Cheeseball Day in USA

The term "cheese ball" can also refer to the puffed air orange snack that can be purchased in the snack aisle. The earliest mention was found in a 1944 cookbook called "Food of My Friends". The recipe came from a Minnesota housewife. Cheese is a generic term for a diverse group of milk-based food products. Once something like the black sheep of the cheese family, cheese balls are making their comeback as the playful party snack. A "cheeseball" also refers to someone trying to be funny or corny.

The first cheese ball, however, was of grander proportions. In the early 1800s, Elder John Leland of Cheshire, Massachusetts crafted a cheese ball that weighed a hefty 1,235 pounds. The adaptable appetizer resurfaced publicly in 1944 while women were throwing modest parties during wartime.