Dessert

'Tis the season of snow (depending where you live) and parties! Elder Daughter just asked me for the ancestral Christmas Fudge recipe for a party this weekend, and I thought y'all might like to have it, just in case anyone in your household is growing faint from lack of chocolate... As a small Christmas present from me to you—here's my ancestral recipe for Christmas Fudge (you only make it at Christmas, because if you ate it more often, you would weigh 400 pounds and/or die). Diana's Christmas Fudge It's a very simple recipe--one of the "ancestral" ones handed down from one of my great-grandmothers: 4 cups of sugar 1/2 pound of butter (two sticks) 1 can of Carnation Evaporated milk 3 bags Nestle's semi-sweet chocolate morsels 2 jars marshmallow creme walnuts (the recipe says "1 can of shelled walnuts," but they don't sell them in cans anymore. I really like walnuts, so I use tons, but I don't measure them. <g>) Anyway, you melt the butter and sugar and evaporated milk together over medium heat, stirring occasionally. When it comes to a full, rolling boil, cook seven minutes by the clock, _stirring constantly_. Then remove from heat, mix in marshmallow creme and chocolate chips, stir in chopped walnuts, and pour or scoop into greased pans or baking dishes. Put in refrigerator to cool and harden. Makes about five pounds (in the pan. It will make about ten, if you eat it all yourself. I recommend sharing). <g> NOLLAIG CHRIDHEIL!!