Kay wanted the recipe engraved on her gravestone as a final way of sharing the treat with others.
I tried making Kay's Fudge recipe and learned a lot. While the ingredients seemed simple enough, the recipe instructions, which talk about things like cooking the fudge mixture"to softball stage" and pouring it onto a marble slab, were a bit overwhelming for this non-candymaker.
Thanks to some research, I learned a way to test fudge for doneness is to drop a spoonful into a glass of cold water. When the chocolate liquid forms a malleable ball upon being dropped into the water, it's ready. As far as the marble slab, I tried dumping some of the fudge on my granite counter top but found that to be quite messy. Instead, I poured the remaining mixture onto a parchment paper-lined pan and allowed it to set.Once it's cooled, Kay's Fudge is delicious: chocolaty, sweet and slightly buttery.
In hindsight, in my nervousness about overcooking the fudge, I moved too quickly through the cooking phase, which made my version a bit gooey and hard to cut into bite-sized pieces.At, we know that food is one of the best ways to connect with others and show them love, and Kay's parting wish to share her fudge recipe with the world forever is no better example of the power of a sweet treat.Terri Peters is a writer and editor for TODAY.com and editor of the TODAY Parenting Team.
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