Claim: Bourbon balls, which incorporates crushed cookies, corn syrup, chopped pecans (a species of hickory native to northern Mexico), and bourbon into a mixture, age for up to a week in a sealed container in a cool dark place.
Evidence: The pecan (Carya illinoinensis) is a species of hickory native to northern Mexico and the southern United States in the region of the Mississippi River. The most common variation for home cooks is regional to the southern United States and incorporates crushed cookies, corn syrup, chopped pecans, and bourbon into a mixture that is formed into balls and coated in powdered sugar to prevent the evaporation of the alcohol. Once molded they are aged for up to a week, in a sealed container in a cool dark place, before serving.