An Experiment

Charles has been wanting me to branch out with the peanut butter fudge for the last two years, but I just haven't been able to find time.  I still haven't "found" any time, but I just did it anyway.  First, I made peanut butter fudge using crunchy peanut butter.  Charles as well as mine friend Shelia said this is now their favorite. 

The second experiment was using a type of peanut butter that was also mixed with dark chocolate.  It turned out good too, except there was still a predominately peanut butter taste.  Charles said he tasted a hint of chocolate right at the end of each bite, but it was still mostly peanut butter.  At least I tried....

First Fudge of the Season

Here is a quick snapshot of the first fudge of this years Christmas season!  My Mamaw would have already made 20 of these pans by now, but I am not the fudge maker she was.  I will say that I was a bit nervous about this batch because it is the first batch I've ever made on an electric stove.  I have always made it on my gas stove at the other house so I was not so sure about getting the right heat on this new electric one.  But, thankfully, it turned out perfect!  It tastes just like Mamaw's.  I have several other batches to go, and a few new things to try.  I am going to try one batch using crunchy peanut butter and another batch trying chocolate peanut butter.  We will see how they turn out!

Mamaw's Famous Peanut Butter Fudge

Like I said in my intro -- reason for the blog -- I have recently had to share my sweet Mamaw with Heaven. She was known for her cooking. She could can, cook, or bake just about anything. But one thing in particular she was known for was her peanut butter fudge. To get her to share this recipe with me was like pulling teeth. Fortunately, though, she finally agreed. She would make so much so easily, I just assumed it was easy. Well, after the first few failed attempts I quickly realized it wasn't. But after much practice, I do believe I'm getting there. Mamaw would sell her fudge every now and then and always had a dream of having her own shop. Well, I am trying to make her proud. I have been making and packaging the fudge and thus far have had very positive feedback. I've actually already had several people request some for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I believe Mamaw is in Heaven, looking down, and is smiling. I want her to feel honored...because she is.