Snowflakes

THe other day, I told my husband and children that I feel like Charlie Brown every time I go to the post office. For some reason the Christmas card count is way down this year and it's somewhat sad, but that evening after coming home from work, I walked into the house to find snowflakes and cards strung up in the dining room. My children told my husband they wanted to make me happy and make snowflake cards, and now I believe we have a new way to string cards.

Directions:

Fold a piece of paper into a football (use four folds). Cut off the edges if desired and cut whatever shapes desired on the sides, open to reveal the snowflake. Tape onto a piece of thread and use thumb tacks to hang on the ceiling.

Fudge Recipe

The other day I wanted to make fudge, which is something I do every Christmas, but I did not have all the ingredients. However, I was able to create a recipe that is still good and a little chewy.

Ingredients:

4 squares unsweetened chocolate
2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
3/4 to 1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

Line a 8X8 pan with wax paper or foil (if using foil spray with some nonstick baking spray). Stir the condensed milk, chocolate, and sugar over medium heat, until the chocolate is melted and the sugar is dissolved. Stir often. Mix in the vanilla extract and chopped walnuts. Pour into the prepared pan, let sit for 10 minutes, then place in the refrigerator until set (a few hours). Once it is ready, pick up the paper or foil and turn the fudge out onto a cutting board, cut into squares.