Meanings of oval balls in English

Roll in oval balls with floured hands in egg and bread crumbs and fry in hot lard.

This seems to be a necessary adjunct to the playing of football, with either round or oval balls.

Roll it into oval balls with floured hands, dipped in beaten egg, then rolled in cracker crumbs, and fry in hot lard.

They had drawn their kirtles over their heads and looked like gigantic oval balls, gray or black, with small mud-stained feet peeping out below.