Choc and Cherry Christmas

We're all feeling a lot better here -thank you for all your good wishes- and we are ready to make a second batch of this quick fudge recipe. We've eaten one lot already: but really it's very easy to make more. I think the original recipe came from a US Country Living magazine many years ago:

• You will need 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar; 2/3 cup milk; 1/4 cup butter or margerine; 12ozs white chocolate (chopped); 3/4 cup glace cherries (coarsely chopped)
• Line an 8 inch tray with foil and grease it
• Mix sugar and milk in a heavy pan
• Over a medium heat, add the butter and stirring constantly bring to the boil
• Without stirring, boil constantly for 5 minutes
• Over a low heat add chocolate and stir until the chocolate melts and the mixture is smooth
• Stir in the cherries and pour into pan
• Refrigerate for 2 hours until firm and the remove foil and cut into 1 inch squares.

Very easy! It doesn't need boiling for ages and you don't need a sugar thermometer. It makes a nice gift too. If I can bear to give some away I present it in a bamboo steamer: I crumple some wax paper to put in the bottom, arrange the fudge, pop the lid on and secure with a big ribbon bow or length of Christmassy fabric. Here I used a piece of red toile. And that's all there is to it.

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