Dreamer love the photo.... working away on my package...

Oh my goodness leota I can so relate I have Celiacs and allergic to eggs... You will like almond milk we use that alot. Hang in there.

Working on a little something for my giftee....hope she likes it.
Dreamer....you have been pretty quiet. What are you up to?

Maybe Dreamer is asleep. Shhhhhhh! Don't wake her! We can rummage through her stash, while she's sleeping. :thumbup:





Note:
The above was typed in jest. I would never actually rummage through another quilter's stash, without permission. ;)

Thank you for the fudge recipe Airwick156, I'm going to make a batch (just to sample:thumbup:) today. Just wondering, have you ever tried any of the other flavored chips in the recipe? Would love to try butterscotch, chocolate mint chips...well you get the idea.

Jan

Wow, it has taken me since Friday to catch up from page 50.

I am so glad to have my computer back.

My recipient has not posted here at all. I will just find some lovely things to send her.

I will not be posting my package until the deadline. I see that some are shipping soon, but sorry SS you will have to wait for yours. But that does give you time to give me some clues.

Have had family here since last Wednesday so haven't been on the computer very much. Going to be a laundry day today and try to get back to my SS surprise. Have a couple of items to finish up that I hope she will like.

I have a different recipe for fudge that I make, but it does call for chocolate chips and yes, you can add other flavors...but I don't add but 1/4 - 1/2 cup of the different flavored chips. For peanut butter fudge, I take away 1/2 cup of my semi sweet chips and add 1/2 cup of the peanut butter chips...with raspberry choc. chips, I only use 1/4 cup and take away the same from my semi sweet chips to keep the ratio the same...some prefer milk chocolate chips...just experiment! I found that too many chips makes the fudge over powering. :)

I have 2 things that my SSR listed, but there is one item that
I just can't seem to find anywhere. Might be forced to order
from the internet.

Here is a clue for my SSR.

She lives in the lower 48......


LOL I couldn't resist I thought about clues a LOT last night as I was
trying to fall asleep.

..............;)..........................;).................... .............;)

Since it's clue time, here's mine for today.

My SSee lives in a state, which can have cold winter weather. :)

packing........................................... .............

Oh, you're awake? Uhhhhhh, Hi! How've you been? :)

We could 'help' you pack that fabric. :thumbup:

Dear SSR (secret santa recipient),

Do you like to read books? if so what kind of genre do you like?
Do you like quilting magazines? any particular ones? all ? none?




Message to my SS:

I listen to audiobooks so I don't actually read anything except my
quilting magazines to which I spent a large portion of yesterday
downloading and organizing all my digital subscription of quilting
magazines.

(now to try and do the same organizing with the print issues).

uhhhhh....nope....did few weeks ago....well taped shut.....:)

Thanks Ronda great info! I forgot about the raspberry chocolate chips, what was I thinking! Oh yum, I definately will be trying those. (Yikes, I may have to let out the seams in my pants) In the past I haven't been very successful in making fudge, especially using the marshmallow fluff. I know it's got to be user error on my part, everybody else makes wonderful fudge with it.

Jan

My SS hint for the day...my partner has good taste in fabric.

I made the Kraft Fantasy Fudge recipe for years using marshmallow fluff. Unfortunately, the sizes on both the packages of chips and the fluff have changed -- smaller of course -- since the recipe was first published. Wasn't that in the 70s? Anyway, it doesn't turn out the way I remember it. Something isn't quite "right".

I may take a crack at making fudge the way my mom and her grandmother used to in the 40s. Mom said they always kibitzed back and forth on just the right method. Mom liked her fudge grainy while great-grandmother liked hers creamy. Wish I could have been there!

That's it!!!! Mine always came out grainy and all along I thought I was doing something wrong. I always thought that fudge was supposed to be soft and creamy.

Had to laugh about you using the word " kibitzed" , my mother in law always used that word or kibitzing. Brings back fond, sweet memories of her.

Jan

I had a former cousin in law who ALWAYS made fudge, but she NEVER
made it on a cloudy day as she claimed it always came out grainy if she
did.

Personally I don't know if that was just her way of getting out of making
it during the holidays this was in NC.


I haven't made it in YEARS myself I follow the recipe of one of the products
just can't remember which one it was the cocoa, condensed milk can or the
marshmallow fluff stuff.

Since I became diabetic (9 years ago) I haven't made the fudge.

This is me, for sure! :thumbup: :p

One of the things that's important in making great creamy fudge is to cook it very, very slowly!!! I cook mine on medium low heat...which gives the sugar plenty of time to dissolve...and I don't bring it to the full temp...instead I do the old fashioned method my mom taught me...soft ball stage in cold water. :)

My favorite part of making fudge, was scraping the pot, afterwards. We always made it from scratch, with none of the shortcuts. Doesn't appeal to me, anymore (too much sugar) but I love the memories!

Good Morning Louise,

I just have to tell you how much I love your new avatar picture of your cat!! :D What a beautiful baby. I guess you are not my Secret Santa, as I live in the upper 48, darn anyway. Oh well, one can always hope!!
:D :D :D :D

I have a question? Is there still someone out there that will be sending Internationally? If so, I would like to mail my package, at the same time they do. Hopefully with two boxes going out at the same time, the recipient won't be able to guess who their SS is!! I hope everyone is having fun packing their boxes!! I need to finish up making my handmade SURPRISE!! Hope she likes it!!
:D :D :D :D

I read mysteries and detective style books. I love quilting magazines...any and all.

I live 3 blocks from Main St. Could it be ME :D

yeah Sulabug, you're in the upper 48! All the way up in the NW corner! You go any further & you won't be in the USA!

Hint for the day: I've had whales of fun in your state!

Thanks SulaBug for the nice comment on my avatar photo.

That is my oldest furbaby Bandi (the one we just found out has a bad heart).
I have that same photo enlarged to a 16x20 framed and hanging on the wall.

Unless you live in Hawaii or Alaska than you could be on my list of SSR. (That
was my clue to say I am NOT shipping outside the USA.

LOL

SulaBug, mine is going out tomorrow (Tuesday).

Mine hasn't posted since she signed up for SS...but I have a pretty nice package started for her anyhow.......
I won't wait to ship....want to make her sweat it out on the waiting to open! hehe...

:D Hubby may have a beard but he sure can't be SANTA!!!

I love to read! I also love audio books. Since we have limited book space we make great use of our local library system. I have only one quilting magazine and would like more especially if they have helpful hints. I don't do westerns, l read Cussler, Rowlings, Herbert, Card, Braun, Fluke, Hoag, Laurens. I am doing at least one book a week. Could not get into 50 shades or The girl with the dragon tattoo. Love a good mystery or a fun fluff read.

Oh that's Wonderful. Thank you for letting me know. I will send mine out tomorrow too!! Now I need to hurry & get my box all wrapped up.
:D :D :D :D

Dear SSR (secret santa recipient),

Do you like to read books? if so what kind of genre do you like?
Do you like quilting magazines? any particular ones? all ? none? I love to read, I love mysteries, am just starting to get into audio so I can quilt (going to invest in the Harry Potter series on CD after Christmas, I think), I like Rita Mae Brown, Earlene Fowler, Jennifer Chiaverini, for the non-mystery, and Agatha Christie, Margaret Truman, Steven Saylor, Lindsey Davis, Laurie R. King, but have all of those. I also have a love of true crime, esp Ann Rule, but don't have many. I'll read pretty much anything once, but that's what my general favorites are. As to quilting mags, I like them, but try not to collect too many. I have subscriptions to American Patchwork and Quilting, and am considering doing so for Quilty - I picked up an issue and there were several I liked.

Cindy, you can tease me all you want, but I know that your package is going to Florida!! :D See, I have been paying attention to all of the clues!!
:D :D :D :D

When they changed the recipe to baker's chocolate instead of chips it doesn't come out for me. I found the original on the internet and measure.

Dedemac, I see Fluke was on your list of favorite books. I have read every one of her books and enjoy reading the recipes she includes. Nice, clean, wholesome books are fun to read. I also have read all of the Braun books, having 2 Siamese cats of my own it makes it all the more fun. Joanna Carl also writes a nice mystery that is similar to Fluke's but instead of cookies her business is chocolate. Oh brother, I'm on here again writing about candy and cookies!

I have always wanted to read the quilt series books that so many rave about.

Jan

SS clue for the day: I went to your house on my Super Delux Broom and I saw your house and your street and your car and OH Yeah, I have been stalking you online toooooooooo!

I do so love Google Earth!:cool: