When I was a girl my Daddy used to make this fudge every Christmas. He would cut it into pieces and layer it with waxed paper and put it in a special dish. When asked the recipe he always said it was a closely guarded secret. (Of course the recipe was on the back of the marshmallow cream jar). Sadly he passed away when I was 16. In going through his wallet, tucked away inside was the typewritten recipe for this fudge. Several years ago they changed the recipe a bit, and even though the recipe is right there on the jar, I always pull out Daddy's recipe to use and keep the tradition of making this each year.FANTASY FUDGE
3 cups sugar
3/4 cup butter or margarine
2/3 cup evaporated milk
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 12 oz. package semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 7 oz. jar marshmallow cream
1 cup chopped pecans
Combine butter, sugar, and milk in a heavy 2-1/2 quart pan. Bring to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Continue boiling for 5 minutes over medium heat. Remove from heat. Add chocolate, marshmallow cream, and vanilla. Stir quickly to melt chocolate. Pour into a buttered 9 x 13 pan. Cut into 1 inch squares.
This was a sad and happy story. I think that's wonderful that you have a tradition of making this fudge every year. I'm sure your father would be delighted.
ReplyDeleteI think that's funny that he kept the recipe in his wallet.
I've tried different fudge recipes, but I really like this one. I guess you can't beat it.
OH! Good luck in the cookie bake-off! Let us know how it goes. I'm interested to see what cookie(s) you enter.
ReplyDeleteNice Story. I love posts like this!
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