Lately, I've been obsessed with the idea of making food from my childhood for the holidays. My mother used to throw down amazing amounts of food every year . . . including tubs and tubs of cookies and candy that were stored away and would make appearances on beautiful trays or in cookie tins to give away.
I want to be like my Mom. I really do. I guess that's what happens during middle age. Life is strange.
For some reason, I decided to start with her Chocolate Fudge recipe even though I was "ho hum" about it as a kid. But it's just SO Christmas to me now!
Here's the recipe in her handwriting straight from her gray-speckled recipe box:
It gets a little hard to follow but thankfully I found two other versions of it in her recipe boxes so I was able to decipher what to do. Here's a cleaner version:2 pkgs (12 oz. each) semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup butter or margarine
1 jar (any size) marshmallow cream
1 lg can evaporated milk
4.5 cups sugar
2 cups chopped walnuts (optional)
1 tbsp vanilla
Put first three ingredients in a large bowl. (I melted the butter first).
In a heavy pan, mix evaporated milk and sugar and bring to a boil. Boil for 7 minutes stirring vigorously (being careful not to scorch). Pour melted mixture into bowl with the other ingredients and stir to mix. Add vanilla and blend with electric mixer until smooth. Stir in nuts.
Pour mixture into greased cookie sheets. Let sit for 24 hours before cutting into small pieces. Makes 5 pounds.
**I made some of the fudge without the nuts -- I simply poured half the mixture onto a cookie sheet before I added the nuts. Then stirred in 1 cup of nuts to the remaining portion. **
YUM!
[Note to self: You made it too skinny this year. Just pour the whole damn thing into one cookie sheet for big, fat pieces of fudge.]
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