When I was growing up, we lived in a fairly
temperate area. Hot summers, cold winters,
4 distinct seasons, each clearly designated. Anyway, my
great-grandmother lived about 2 miles down the road from my house, on the edge of the
mountain, in the bluff area.
She was a goddess. She's the one me and
my little brother called one
Christmas morning when we got up and
Santa Claus hadn't brought us anything, not knowing, of course, that my mom had been up all night putting together the
bikes, and so all our presents were in her room.
I actually do get along with some members of my family.
Peanut Butter Fudge
The most important thing to remember about this
recipe is that the best time in the entire world to make it is right after a
fresh snowfall, so that you can put it
outside, in the middle of the snow, to
harden.
Ingredients:
A shallow
dish, of any
dimensions. Use your
best judgement here. If you want circular fudge, use a round tray. If you want a
dodecahedron, I'm not going to bloody well stop you. My personal preference is to go to the
grocery store and ask the
butcher for a few of those
styrofoam trays they put the
meat in. It's usually free, and they're
disposable.
2
cups
sugar.
1/2 cup
Pet milk.
1 cup
ice water.
1
Tablespoon Karo syrup (clear).
1/4 cup
marshmallows. (the small kind)
1/3
stick of
butter.
3 heaping Tablespoons
peanut butter.
1
teaspoon vanilla.
Mix sugar, milk, and syrup in a saucepan over low heat. Cook until if forms a fairly firm
ball when dropped in the ice water.
Remove from heat. Add marshmallows, butter, peanut butter, and vanilla, and beat. Pour into dish and place somewhere
cold for it to
solidify. As said before,
outside in the snow for preference, but a refrigerator will do in a pinch.
God, this stuff's orgasmic.