More maple

I'm not sure what it is about DC that has made me want to bake things that I've never baked before. You will remember the runny buttertarts of Canadian Thanksgiving. This week I've been attempting maple fudge - to be Canadian - for our fellows Christmas gathering on Thursday.

Wisely I did a test run last night to allow myself room for error. Once again, the recipe did not set! Argh. So after consulting the Christensen-Torrs of Oakville who are much finer bakers than I could ever be, I tried again this evening. Success! I bought a thermometer on my way home and it made all the difference. Last night I think I had it boiling about 10 degrees to low and that clearly was enough to prevent whatever reaction needed to happen from happening. It is cooling now, but it certainly looks like fudge and the batter tasted like fudge so I think we're a go. Yay me!