Holiday Cheese Ball or Log

This recipe came to me,  by way of a Lady in Hopewell.  I can't remember her name and I'm sure she has since passed on.  Her recipe will long live in the Sedar household!  Your Dad and I always do this together.  He is the "hand" mixer!

4 or 5 Packages (8 oz each) of Cream Cheese
2 Jars (approx 12 oz each) Old English Cheddar Cheese Spread
1/4 lb Blue Cheese Crumbles
2 tsp Chopped Fresh Parsley
Splash of Hot Sauce
Splash of Worcester Sauce
1 1/4 lbs of chopped Walnuts

Place all three Cheeses in a large mixing bowl and soften for approximately 1/2 hour.  Add the chopped parsley, Hot Sauce and Worcester Sauce.  Cover your hands with large plastic bags or Surgical Gloves and mix together the cheeses, parsley and 2 Sauces, just until combined.  Divide the mixture into about 5 or 6 sections using a knife.  Roll each section into a ball or log shape. Refrigerate about an hour because the mixture would have become quite soft, because of the warmth of your hands. Place about a quarter of the chopped nuts onto a plate or pie pan.  Roll each of the balls or logs into the chopped walnuts,  coating your cheese ball or log quite heavily. Brush off excess nuts back onto your plate.  (Add more of the unused chopped nuts as needed). Wrap each nut coated cheese ball or log immediately in plastic wrap and place in your Meat or Vegetable Crisper in the Frig.  These cheese balls store quite well for up to 2 weeks.  Otherwise freeze. 

Notes:  The longer the Cheese balls stay in the frig, (up to two weeks) the more aromatic and aged they become!!!! I usually make mine a week or so before Christmas and use them all by New Years Day!

These are perfect appetizers for entertaining at your home or a Pot Luck Party. Don't forget the crackers!  Place an individual cheese ball or log in the center of a pretty serving platter and fan crackers of your choice around the outside of the cheese ball.  I've also used a larger platter and added some Green, Yellow or Red Peppers, Celery, Carrots, grape tomatoes,  etc. here and there.  Great Looking and a very Tasty Display.  Enjoy!

Here in the Greater Pittsburgh Area Grocery Stores, the total cost of all the  Cheese Balls should be less than $20.00, if you watch the local sale flyer's or use Manufacturer Coupons. You can buy the horribly prepared cheese balls/logs in the deli section of your favorite grocery store for about $5.00 or $6.00 each.  Do the math, kids! My Cheese creations are better tasting, less expensive and is something your Dad and I enjoy doing together! We make memories and have a lot of fun!