Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Fudge - Not Chocolate!

I just spent the weekend up in Alma at the Highland Festival celebrating all things Scottish.  Since I have Scottish ancestors I marched in the parade, met some nice people with the same last name as me and ate Scottish food.  All in all I had a wonderful time. 

And on the second day I discovered the tents where you could buy all things Scottish!  I was off and running.  Among other things I found various fudges with ingredients I've never thought to put in fudge like: whiskey and the ones pictured here. When I went up to the counter, grabbing the cookies on the way, I asked the man about the taste of the fudge.

"You Americans," he started out with a definite brogue, "all think that fudge is chocolate!  It's not.  When we say fudge we're talking . . ." Yes, apparently I blanked out when he said that fudge was not chocolate.  I think the word was texture.  Fudge refers to texture. 

So . . . I have tried the Scottish fudge and it's very good (nice texture).  Have not tried the Clotted Cream yet but I do know that I like clotted cream having had that before and he said this was smoother than the other. 

I have discovered a candy bar with chocolate, ginger and orange that I love (made by Divine), the reason that I grabbed the ginger chocolate covered cookies.  These were good also.