Up at the crack of noon

UPDATE: I received an email from Mumsy regarding the 'gigantic split fish tank episode' with amazing new details.

Now...I'm not sure where she received her training...but thank God she did! Mumsy has revealed to me that she did indeed smack a few fish around with a ruler and even went so far as to smash them directly into the lavatory in order to save their precious little lives. The woman is a saint. And now I can reveal these long hidden details of...the day Mumsy saved the God Damned fish. I am proud.

I must search my brain for more of our unforgettable but true adventures in this life.  Perhaps a tale of...fudge! Those were the days.

One day, Mumsy and I were sitting around discussing the problems of the world no doubt drinking tea and beer, respectively, when there suddenly appeared on the television...a commercial for Fantasy Fudge. Remember it? That smooth and creamy and delicious walnut infused and thick and chunky and delectable squares of decadence??

Like it was yesterday!!

So...off we sped to the store and practically threw the ingredients into the basket and beat feet home to make the first batch.

Yes Virginia...there is a Santa Claus and he invented fudge!!

It was lip smackin' good. Consequently, our period of 'let's eat a pan 'o fudge a day' had begun.
Most of the time, I would ease out of the office in the afternoon and run home and whip up the daily pan and bring some back for quality control research. Sometimes we used Nestle's Milk Chocolate Chips, sometimes the 'original' Nestle's Chocolate Chips...why, we even threw caution to the wind and made some with Peanut Butter Chips and even Butterscotch Chips! We were carefree.

And...it is imperative in the Fantasy Fudge making procedure that you use quality...and by this I mean the real stuff...ingredients. Nestle's Chips - Kraft Marshmallow Cream - Carnation Evaporated Milk. You can use the cheap stuff...but you will suffer the consequences. Lack of richness. Lack of creaminess. Lack of chocolaty-ness. Never scrimp. Ever.



Fantasy Fudge Recipe



3 cups sugar
¾ cup butter
2/3 cup Carnation evaporated milk
1 package Nestle's semi-sweet chocolate chips (12 oz)
1 jar Kraft Marshmallow Cream (7 oz)
1 tsp real vanilla flavoring
1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)

Directions:


Melt butter in large sauce pan over low heat. When the butter is melted or getting close add sugar and then milk. Cook until sugar is dissolved stirring fairly often.


Turn the heat to medium or medium high and bring mixture to a full rolling boil.


Stir constantly for 5 minutes with heat reduced some (around medium heat) while mixture is boiling.


Remove from heat. Immediately pour in chocolate chips and marshmallow cream and stir. Stir until evenly mixed and a nice chocolate color.


Add nuts and vanilla. Stir those in.


Pour into 9 x 13 (or close size) pan sprayed lightly with Pam spray or very lightly greased.


Let cool.

Cut evenly into 2 pieces and share with your best friend.


And now...with the modernization of the world...you can make this in the microwave!! Imagine!!

This is what memories are made of. Consider this...if I was into this today...I would be buying the ingredients from....Amazon! Delivered to my door!! At a discount! PRIME shipping!!

I got up at the crack of noon today. I woke up at 9:00 and ate some cereal and went right back to sleep. It was glorious. Unfortunately, I hadn't slept well as my legs were cramping up so bad that I needed the sleep. I have had lots of joint pain lately, also. It's the fybromyalgia flaring up. I need to think about that. Maybe too much sodium in my system.

I defrosted the midget freezer in my room which was pathetically bad and took more time than I wanted to spend on it...but it was a must do. It's an older unit so it does frost up pretty fast. I just let it go because I'm always too tired to deal with it. This is also when I throw out stuff from the refrigerator and am thankful that I bought more Glad disposable containers. Hence the name.That's why God made them.

I threw out everything except the butter and a package of cheese. It's nice and clean in there now. And Husband brought home Mexican food for supper and I will eat it all so there will be no leftovers to mess up the nice clean shelves.

I filled the fish tank with water. That was my day. I plan to do nothing tonight. And I'm getting a good start on it.

I may be back later...I need to eat another round of food. Have a nice night!

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