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Chocolate Fudge and my Childhood
By Julianne Newbold
Chocolate fudge tastes best when you enjoy it with your family.
It gives an excuse for the family to spend time together and enjoy
our addiction to chocolate. Eating chocolate fudge this way reminds
me of my childhood.
Every person has memories of growing up. Some of the memories
are good, some are bad, still others may be sad. The lucky person
is able to hang onto the happy ones, forgive the bad ones and
learn from the sad ones and move forward.
My family memories include trips we took as a family, holiday
celebrations, and day to day events that I tend to repeat with
my children. I realized recently that many of my memories are
connected to food.
My Mother Was A Good Cook
I think the main reason for this is that my mother loved to cook.
This is a passion that she passed on to me and that I have passed
on to one of my son’s.
My mother prepared mainly comfort foods. These were the foods
that my father preferred. Her specialties were pot roast, baked
chicken, wonderful gravy and chocolate fudge.
Mastered Making Smooth Gravy
After many years of trying, I have finally mastered making gravy
that is as smooth and rich as my mother’s. I have not been
able to duplicate the chocolate fudge.
No matter how many times I try her recipe it seems that the texture
is never right. Her chocolate fudge recipe includes boiling the
ingredients and then beating the fudge by hand until it thickens.
Timing Is Essential For A Good Chocolate Fudge
I have watched her do this hundreds of times, yet I cannot master
the timing. If you cook the chocolate fudge too long it gets dry
and hard. If you do not beat it long enough it is too soft to
cut.
I have tried beating the fudge with a metal spoon, like my mother
always did. I have tried wooden spoons, as well as electric mixers,
and still most of the time the chocolate fudge has a grainy texture.
Chocolate Fudge With Marshmallow
When my son was learning about cooking he suggested we review
our cooking and try a different fudge recipe. He found one that
had marshmallow cream as an ingredient.
He followed all the instructions on the recipe and produced a
creamy good tasting fudge that had a perfect consistency. The
chocolate fudge with marshmallow my son created was perfectly
delicious. I didn’t realise he had such talent until I got
to eat his chocolate fudge.
I enjoyed it so much that I did something that I haven’t done
since my childhood. I licked my fingers.
Just Buy The Fudge From A Shop
My son and my mother have pointed out to me that there are so
many good fudge shops that I should just buy the fudge.
A couple of weeks later, I went to the shop and bought some chocolate
fudge and shared it with my family. We had it as dessert after
our main meal. It was wonderful and almost as good as my mothers’
chocolate fudge.
It is the time the family can spend together and enjoy chocolate
fudge, is the times I treasure most.
About The Author:
Julianne Newbold is a popular author on candy treats and cooking articles including
Chocolate Chip Cookies,
Chocolate Fondue Fountain,
Hard Candy.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Did You Know This About Chocolate?
Does chocolate give you an energy boost?
Chocolates can definitely give you an energy
boost. The boost may come from the sugars that are added to the
bars or treats. There are also certain amounts of caffeine found
in chocolates.
As anyone who has felt a lag in the afternoon
at work knows, a quick pick-me up can be found in chocolates.
The effects may not be long term, but it can still make your taste
buds extremely happy.
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