Fudge!

Grease up a 13 x 9 Pyrex (or equivalent) dish.

Here are the ingredients:
5 1/2 cups of sugar
8 ounces unsweetened chocolate
6 tablespoons butter (plus some to grease the pan)
2 cups half-and-half
2 tablespoons corn syrup
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
2 cups chopped, toasted pecans
(no one has EVER said that fudge is good for you)



Toasting the nuts:


Add the sugar, chocolate, 3 tablespoons butter, corn syrup and half-and-half.  Heat them, stirring occasionally until the sugar and chocolate have dissolved and melted:







Once melted, bring it all up to a boil.  Once boiling, reduce heat and cover, boiling for 3 minutes:





After 3 minutes, uncover and heat the mixture until it reaches 234 degrees:





Once it does, remove it from the heat, add the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter.  Let the mixture sit until it reaches 130 degrees:





Once 130 degrees is reached, add the nuts and vanilla:



Now, STIR that stuff like a MADMAN.  Stir it up until the glossy look is gone, and the mixture has a matte look:



Once it's ready, drop it into your greased pan:



Let it cool and firm up, and you're done!  





Of course, you need a cleanup crew.  Pre-washing the pot is always a plus:



So there we go!  Not terribly hard, but definitely something I'd not do every day.

Happy Valentine's Day, ladies!

(patiently awaits the inevitable "fudge" jokes)

MMMMmmmmmmmmm, that fudge looks gooooood.  Way to go, Gloffie!


Oh, and Gabs, nice job on the strawberries.  Those are the best looking ones I think i've ever seen.  I bet they're all gone by now.

Excellent presentation.    [golf clap]