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[liralen]

I made fudge today! And I almost got it right. So almost it was almost painful. I did the stirring right, but while I was spooning it into the pan, I decided I should really be using my silicon spatula, I went to get it and when I came back, the stuff I had scooped was solidified and the stuff I hadn't scooped was darn near solidified!!

So NO pauses between stirring, mixing in the vanilla and nuts, and getting it into the pan, not even for a better implement of destruction!!

The stuff I DID manage to get into the pan is... fantastic. Wow. I never thought I'd ever be able to make my own fudge!! So it worked. The toasted pecans are a real treat, too. The sandy/pebbly stuff I managed to chip out of the pot is pretty good, too, but it's not fudge. Still, we'll all eat it.

Comments

[neko-san.livejournal.com]

Yay for fudge! I think that fudge was the first things that I tried making (or at least, the first thing more complicated than spaghetti, with sauce from a jar). I usually flavored it with a tablespoon of some liqueur or another (like chambord). Scraping out the remnants from the pan and eating them is one of the best parts of making fudge (or practically anything).

Ooooh, and the yummy tea you sent arrived! Thanks so very much!

[liralen.livejournal.com]

Hoorah! I'm glad it got there!

Mmm.. liqeur...

[greenlion.livejournal.com]

When I was young my parents made an art out of screwing up fudge. My grandmother makes the best fudge ever, and eventually my parents just gave up. :)

Best use for crumbly fudge: sprinkle on ice cream.

[archangelbeth]

Now I'm really hungry. Want fudge!

[liralen.livejournal.com]

Oooo! I'll have to do that. Crumbles on ice cream, especially crumbles with toasted pecans in them, would be good.

[liralen.livejournal.com]

I also, totally, feel for your parents. *grin* I should ask Joan, who does make fudge, how she does it here.