{"id":7622,"date":"2014-04-07T00:01:18","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T05:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=7622"},"modified":"2014-03-16T08:55:35","modified_gmt":"2014-03-16T13:55:35","slug":"atozchallenge-f-friendsfriendship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=7622","title":{"rendered":"#AtoZChallenge – F is for Fudge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fudge<\/h1>\n

This was a “festive season only” staple in our house when I was growing up. My mum made chocolate fudge (recipe below) and brown sugar candy. Both were mouth-wateringly delicious but I think the best thing of all was getting to eat what remained on the spoon and on the sides of the pot after it was made.<\/p>\n

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By Simon Cousins (originally posted to Flickr as Quick Fudge) [CC-BY-2.0 (http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>Carnation 5 minute Fudge<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/strong>
\n2\/3 cup Carnation Milk
\n1 2\/3 cups sugar
\n1\/2 tsp salt
\n1 1\/2 cups marshmallows
\n1 1\/2 cups chocolate chips
\n1 tsp vanilla extract
\n1\/2 cup chopped nuts<\/p>\n

Mix milk, sugar and salt in a saucepan over low heat. Heat to boiling then cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the marshmallows, chocolate chips, vanilla extract and chopped nuts. Stir 1-2 minutes or until the marshmallows melt. Pour into a buttered 9-inch square pan.<\/p>\n

You can find more fudge recipes here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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