This was written Monday...
So- full days of meetings = no real computer time.
This past weekend I was in Lancaster for work all the while shopping for a decent father's day gift. My dad is eternally difficult to shop for and although I think they're his favorite gift, I don't like getting gift certificates for people. I think it's not as personal. My step-mom recommended that I get him a high-end chocolate bar along with the gift card. Guess what? Chocolate stores
aren't open on the weekend and most candy stores are out of business.
So...I made my own fudge. Pics: the first is the condensed milk, sugar and water boiling with a digital thermometer. It has to reach a ridiculous temperature of 235 degrees before it's cooled for 15 minutes and the chocolate's added. I thought for a few minutes that Ashton Kutcher wrote the recipe because 15 minutes went by and I was sitting at 213 degrees.
It finally hit the point about 25 minutes in...cool for 15 minutes and then I folded in the chocolate chips. They were 100% Ghirardelli cocoa chips...and I forgot how awful they taste by themselves so I reminded myself my popping a fistfull in my mouth. Yuck.
mmmmm. Fudge.
B/c I couldn't just make one batch, I made the regular version for Dad for dad's day...and made a sugar free version for me and Todd (half was mint.)
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