JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> >
> > itsjoannotjoann wrote:
> >> On Oct 4, 5:35 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
> >> > > wrote in
> >> > oglegroups.com...
> >
> >
> >> > > Be there any kind soul out there who has a successful chocolate fudge
> >> > > recipe? If so, perhaps you would be good enough to share it.
> >> >
> >> > > Thank you.Drive to the nearest Cracker Barrel, fight your way through
> >> > > the crowd of old
> >> > > folks at the door, and buy some?
> >
> >> Besides what Joe said, go by the recipe on the side of a can of
> >> Hershey's cocoa. No matter what other recipes you will receive here,
> >> this is my all time favorite. I guess because my mom always made it,
> >> especially at Christmas. Brings back a lot of memories. If you decide
> >> on this route, be sure and follow the directions on the can and don't
> >> hurry it while it's cooking to the hard ball stage.
> >
> > Okay, the next time I go into town I will do just that---- get the can
> > and read it, and see what else I need. Though in all honesty I like
> > Joe's advice better: I had thought that one just kind of.... oh, I
> > don't know, had fudge JUST HAPPEN when one puts all of the parts
> > together, sort of like it was a lawn mower engine.
> >
> > Sadly, I only get into town once a month (less if rain or snow has
> > fallen), so it will be weeks before I can fetch the Hershey's cocoa.
> > Drats! I had this overpowering craving for fudge.... for the past week
> > I have been laying in bed dreaming of it, smelling it in my head as it
> > were, shivering with anticipated delight. Otch, well.

> If a plate of perfect fudge was right in front of you, how much would you
> eat? Provide answers using a standard measure, like tablespoons.

My answer, I fear, would have to be "All of the tablespoons." Sad,
ain't it? I ate half a pound of fudge one day last August, sitting on
the porch with a bucket of water to help me wash it all down. It was
a.... well, I must be honest with myself: it was a revolting,
disgusting, rather abhorant, and vulgar display of gluttony the likes
of which would have turned the stomachs of a dozen lesser men. Good
fudge, however.