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Feb 21, 2022Liked by Scott Hines

Dear Action Cookbook,

We are writing to you today responding to your latest inquire, "RE: Reese's Ball Proposal." While we do feel there is great potential in this shape, we have several questions that immediately spring to mind, and could use your expertise of snacks and snack-shaped items to help our own fine candy minds as they consider the implications of the "Reese's Ball."

To wit, our primary concern regards the ease, or rather, lack thereof, that consuming a mandarin-orange-sized ball of chocolate covered peanut putter presents. While the image of many children (and, we must say, adults) holding a large orb of Reese's delectable flavors in their palms sounds appealing, our engineers are concerned about the cleanliness of the hands and faces of those attempting to eat such a concoction. Would it be wrapped in foil, or in a plastic sleeve?

Regardless of its container, the heat of the consumer's hands would be enough to promptly begin melting the exterior surface of the chocolate, leading to smears of said confection to be left wherever that consumer finds itself in the immediate aftermath. We fear this will hurt this products success with the coveted "Mom" demographic (which as you well know includes parents and non-parents of all genders who hold "Mom" roles in any household), a critical part of any confections launch success.

Until we get the logistics of eating and wrapping such a fine concoction smoothed out, I am afraid that "Reese's Ball" must remain a figment of our dreams, to be undertaken by chocolatiers with more bravery and courage than we can find just now.

We are so grateful for your continued support of our chocolates and your contribution to the future of chocolate covered peanut butter confections.

Sincerely,

Myrtle Bonbon, New Product Division

Reese's Division

Hershey's Chocolates

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[dying]

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Feb 21, 2022Liked by Scott Hines

I just can't stop thinking about how you could eat a mandarin-orange sized Reese's Orb. Like, when I started reading your letter I was sure they were going to be about half the size of a golf ball. And Reese's chocolate is so melty!!!! Thanks for a big laugh this morning Scott!!!

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The possibilities are endless. You could slice it and eat it. You could peel it like an orange and remove chunks of peanut butter like segments. You could eat it like an apple. Or you could do what I would do, and attempt to eat it whole like a snake swallowing a billiard ball.

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Would there be any way to develop a "whack it on the table so the parts split" like the chocolate oranges that seem to proliferate only around Christmas?

Maybe individual Reese's segments compiled into a ball?

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A Terry's Chocolate Orange, but filled with peanut butter? Now we're onto something.

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if you dip a Resee's Orb(tm) in liquid nitrogen, I think this would work.

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gonna eat a spoonful of peanut butter and tell myself it's reese's ball supremes.

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MYRTLE BONBON

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Feb 21, 2022Liked by Scott Hines

/extremely Werner Herzog voice

"I would like to see the Reese's Ball."

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Feb 21, 2022Liked by Scott Hines

Reese's Klein Bottle, you cowards.

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Yes. Yes. I love where you're at with this. This might be Phase 2, though.

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Möbius strip

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Feb 21, 2022Liked by Scott Hines

I was on board until you mentioned the size...its just too damn big.

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That's what they said about the Titanic, and it ended up inspiring a very popular motion picture.

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Omelet, broken eggs, etc.

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Feb 21, 2022Liked by Scott Hines

As an engineer, the lack of proof of concept for an idea indicates lack of belief in the idea.

As a relatively new subscriber, I have to ask with all due respect of course:

1. Are crazy ideas the norm?

2. Is Olaf actually ACB’s spirit animal?

3. Has ACB influenced Olaf or Vice verse?

4. Why would you want to eat a football, leather isn’t that tasty?

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did you not see the image with Tim Robbins

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That’s marketing, actual physical example and steps to make it.

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check back Friday...I suspect we'll have a DIY concept proofing instruction in hand.

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Feb 21, 2022Liked by Scott Hines

Well now I have to make a Giant Buckeye

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an Orlando Pace, if you will

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Precisely

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Feb 21, 2022Liked by Scott Hines

No you are not a crackpot. Just a talented man with too much time on his hands.

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Feb 21, 2022Liked by Scott Hines

My wife and I have had this very conversation approximately 1,000 times. While we disagree with the size you propose (I'd suggest closer to small ping pong ball size, in order to be able to be popped entirely in your mouth at once), the Reese's ball needs to happen.

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A whole line of balls in different sizes, from ping pong to to basketball

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Gotta catch 'em all!

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Feb 21, 2022Liked by Scott Hines

I’d love to contribute to this, but as my wife says, if you missed all the other clues that I’m an immigrant, just look at my face when you give me something containing peanut butter.

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I should add that the last time we flew as a family & she insisted on bringing sandwiches, the only sandwiches she brought were PB&Js, so I’m not sure what conclusion to draw from that but it can’t be anything good.

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Why not make the whole plane out of the Reese's Cup?

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Reese's Orb

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HAIL ORB

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OH CHOCOLATE ORB, OH CHOCOLATE ORB, YOU GIVE US ALL THE BEETUS

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founding

Pondering my Reese's Orb

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To the tune of Paid in Full by Eric B and Rakim:

Thinkin' of my Reese's Orb

'Cause ain't nothin' but foil inside my hand

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I always feel that Rakim could have gone further with a better dj

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I regret to inform you that the Large Reese's Egg exists - almost the size and shape of a mini Nerf football - and it is disappointing in that there is too MUCH peanut butter and not ENOUGH chocolate.

I know, I know, I didn't think this would be possible. Nobody could have been more excited than I was to get it in my Easter basket last year. But alas.

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It's not an egg, Pete. It's a ball.

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Feb 21, 2022Liked by Scott Hines

I am picturing this exchange like the "These go to 11" bit in "This Is Spinal Tap."

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100% my intent

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your a ball

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I feel he's failing to grasp the inherent ball-ness of the ball. The sphericality, if you will.

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my "I am not a crackpot" t-shirt is raising a lot of questions answered by my shirt.

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"I hold the whole Reese’s team—all the way from the chocolate factory floor up to Ms. Witherspoon herself—in the highest esteem." D-E-D.

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I imagine the heiress' crown is just an oversized Cup with the center cut out

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Smearing peanut butter all over the forehead....

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You can buy jars of Reese's peanut butter. Can you not make the orb yourself, or are you scared Mr. Cookbook?

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I'm here for this, so long as the Reese's Orb doesn't get slathered in Skyline Chili.

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First things first - you are correct that eggs are the pinnacle of the current offerings.

But I guess I lived in the south longer than I've fully processed, because I saw this subject line in my inbox and my brain immediately went "wait, like a Reese's Mardi Gras Ball?"

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My mind immediately went to this:

Pray Tell voice: "The category is...

...RRREEEEEEEESSSSSEEEEEESSSS!!!

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The Biloxi Debutante Ball, Sponsored by Reese's.

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