Bring it on. There’s everything right with the food my grandmother used to make, homely, warming and comforting. The smell of baking on a Monday which used to linger until Wednesday and the sweet treats that were delicious after school snacks for the whole week.
Afternoon tea was not the special treat it is now, it was a daily occurrence. Thin white bread sandwiches which had to be finished before you could eat your cake. Just the thing to keep the wolf from the door until supper time.
Here’s a brilliant old fashioned recipe for chocolate fudge from allrecipes.com
In case you didn’t catch them on the video, the quantities are are:
2 cups sugar
½ cup cocoa powder and
1 cup of milk,
¼ cup of softened butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
