Woman Connected to Recipe: Elaine Suilmann (Lonergan)
Submitted by Clair Anderson
About Elaine and her Fudge:
Elaine was my grandmother on my dad's side. She could remember jokes like no one else I know and loved to tell them, always with an Irish twinkle in her eye.
There are many things she said that will be remembered fondly by family and friends, our most well-used and often adopted by others, is "FHB," which is code for 'family, hold back.' If guests had unexpectedly stopped by the farm for dinner, you would likely hear, "Hey, you kids FHB on the potatoes," so she could be sure there was enough to go around...
This recipe is Grandma Elaine's fudge, a Christmas staple, along with her spritz and ginger cookies. My aunts and father are currently the makers of the cookies, so I took over the fudge. My favorite Christmas smell is when the butter, sugar and evaporated milk start to boil! Enjoy!
INGREDIENTS
1-14 oz can of Evaporated Milk
4 cups of granulated sugar
1 stick of butter
1-12 oz bag of regular Nestle's chocolate chips
Marshmallows either 26 large or 2 1/2 cups of mini
1 tsp Vanilla
DIRECTIONS
Butter a 9x13 pan-set aside.
Over the stove top in a heavy-bottomed sauce pan add: evaporated milk, sugar, butter.
Stir consistently over medium heat.
Bring to a rolling boil for 5 minutes.
Turn the heat off, then add: chocolate chips, marshmallows, vanilla.
Stir until everything is a smooth consistency.
Pour into buttered pan and let set. Enjoy!