Beauty for Ashes

Another post about Betsy in the kitchen gone wrong...

I attempted to make an easy fudge recipe that my mom's made successfully for years. Fudge made with marshmallow creme, I read on the Internet, is foolproof. Not for me! This is what my fudge looked like after I added chocolate chips to a mixture I'd boiled on the stove. The next step was supposed to be pouring it into a greased pan to solidify, so I knew something was terribly wrong. 

My mom has never had this happen. Wes suggested I try melting a little in the oven. It didn't melt, but it did turn a bit crunchy, which would make a nice topping for icecream or whipped cream. 

With the rest I followed my sister-in-law's advice to look for a remedy online. I read someone had added cream to their overcooked fudge and remelted it, so I thought, why not? I used enough leftover evaporated milk to moisten my fudge "soil" and remelted it, stirring like crazy. I poured it into a greased pan, and pressed some nuts on top (to cover up a few imperfections), and this is how it turned out.

 I was pretty pleased, even though the consistency is Tootsie Roll-like. It tastes good, and I was able to give it as a gift to Sophia's teacher, which was what I was originally intending. I don't think I actually prayed at the time that I'd be able to make something usable from the fudge disaster above, but now I'm saying, "Thank you God!"