Chocolate Recipes

Fudge!

Put in large bowl:
(really big, big, big to allow stirring room):
3 packages chocolate chips - 36 oz. total (I recommend Nestles or Guittard -- don't go cheap!)
1 8-oz jar marshmallow cream (if you can only find 7 oz jars, that's OK)
2 cubes butter (buy a brand name -- sometimes the cheap stuff is full of water and it will ruin the fudge -- very sad)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Have ready at hand:
2 cups chopped nuts (optional -- you can even add coconut!)

Put in large kettle:
(again, I mean big - the mixture boils up to four times it's original volume as you cook it!)
4 1/2 cups sugar
1 can evaporated milk (not skim or lowfat!)

Bring the sugar/milk mix to a rolling boil stirring constantly. Cook a full eight minutes (timed once the mixture comes to a boil -- critical!!!).

Take off heat and pour over chocolate/butter mixture. Beat with mixer until creamy. Add nuts and spread in a pan to cool. Lick the bowl and beaters before washing! I like to use a cookie sheet with high edges, but the size of pan depends on how thick you like your fudge. Mine is about 13x24. My siblings use smaller pans. My mom uses two Pyrex pans. Cut into pieces and enjoy!