In article <[email hidden]>,
Wayne Boatwright said:On Fri 23 Dec 2005 10:26:05p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Melba's
Jammin'?
Quoted message said:My Favorite Son arrived late this afternoon and we stopped at Brianno's
for pizza on our way home. While there, waiting for our pizzas, I eyed
and tasted some capicolla and genoa salame. Took a half pound of each,
3/4 # of sausage, a half pint of artichoke salad, 1/2 pint of their
delicious basil vinaigrette, and a loaf of their bread. Oink, oink,
While snarfing the pizzas, we discussed tomorrow's plans: Chris and I
will depart for the Mallof America at O-dark-thirty to be there when the
Apple Store and Legoland open. It's time for the munchkin to graduate
to real Legos, says Uncle Chris. While we're gone Rob will make his red
cabbage. We'll get home and at some point during the day do the
tourtiere/s. Not for tomorrow's supper; I've been informed that I'm
making spaghetti with that sausage I bought. Fine.
After supper the guys bonded in front of the tv set and I made fudge and
caramels. It's possible that these caramels will be a challenge to
dental cement. I may have overcooked them a titch. It's an old recipe:
sugar, corn syrup, whipping cream, butter. The fudge is a sugar syrup
(evap milk and sugar) poured over butter,chocolate chips, vanilla, and
my secret ingredient. Three smallish foil pans for gift giving
tomorrow.
IBeDone.
Sounds like you're having lots of fun!
Candy recipes please. Maybe even the secret ingredient?
If I tell you the secret ingredient, it won't be a secret, now, will it?
I've posted the recipe here a number of times, I believe, over the
years. Here you go:
_____ * Exported from MasterCook Mac *
Fudge - Mavis Kent's recipe
Recipe By : posted to r.f.cooking by Barb Schaller 12-24-05
Serving Size : 100 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Candy
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 1/2 cups sugar
2 small cans evaporated milk (1-1/4 cups)
2 sticks margarine (1 cup)
2 cups milk chocolate chips -- (12 oz.)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips -- (6 oz.)
Nuts -- to your liking
1 tsp. vanilla
About 2-3oz. cream cheese (the secret ingredient that's not part of the
original recipe)
Boil sugar and milk for 10-12 minutes on medium and stir. Use 3-qt.
sauce pan. Maybe 10 minutes, per Sandy. In a bowl, combine the rest of
ingredients , pour sugar/milk mixture over and stir until melted (Sandy
does this in her mixer!!). Pour into greased 9x13². Refrigerate until
firm. There you have it.
NOTES: 2005 - used 1 stick margarine, 1 stick unsalted butter. I never
measure the vanilla. I toasted the walnuts. Poured into 3 foil "bun"
pans (maybe 5x8" ?) for gifts for friends and Rob's sister. USE A
MIXER to mix it.
Source : Sandy, December 11, 1993. (Mavis Kent's recipe.) Merle Fossum
and Gary Kovic were all over it!
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* Exported from MasterCook Mac *
Caramels
Recipe By : Barb Schaller, posted to r.f.cooking 12-24-05
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Candy
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 cups whipping cream -- (1 pint)
2 cups sugar
3/4 light corn syrup
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
In a *large heavy saucepan* (mine was Mom's - cast aluminum and about
5-quart size) combine ONE cup of the whipping cream, the sugar, corn
syrup, and butter. Stirring, bring to a rolling boil and slowly add the
remaining CUP of cream, stirring so the boil doesn't break. Cook to
246° for a firm caramel, a little less for a softer one. My 2005 batch
may challenge dental cement. Nope - I just ate a small piece and it's
chewy but do-able. Pour into a buttered 9" square pan, cool, cut and
wrap.
It took about 20 minutes to get to temp after adding the cream.
Cut and wrap in taffy wrap. Makes about 75 pieces from a 6x10" pan.
Can also (I've done it, but not this year -- it was late last night) put
a mess of pecan pieces on a baking sheet and drop globs of caramel on
top. Remove the cooled caramel/nut globs and dip in chocolate or put
some chocolate on top to make turtle-like treats. If you want to make
it difficult, arrange pecan halves neatly and neatly drop the caramel in
the center to hold them together. I don't bother.
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There you go, It's 6:40 a.m., Chris is in the shower, Rob's at the Y,
and I've got to wrap a few of these caramels for the Apple guy.
Merry Christmas.
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