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I can’t remember the first time I tasted my grandmother’s homemade hot chocolate mix, but I know I will never, ever forget the warm comfort it brings me with every sip. For my family, that’s what the holiday season smells like. Made with just four ingredients and a whole lot of love, her signature blend comes straight from her own recipe card, in her own handwriting. The recipe itself is simple and requires very little instruction, but it turns out a big batch that will last you for months. Just make sure to store it with a secure lid! (My grandmother jokes that we’d always run out, no matter how much it makes.) One thing’s for sure: You’ll be set with enough hot chocolate mix to bag up as holiday food gifts for all of your friends and family. Follow her recipe for the best homemade hot chocolate below. Happy sipping!

Provided by Kaitlyn Yarborough

Total Time 5 minutes

Prep Time 5 minutes

Number Of Ingredients 4

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This used to be the go-to recipe for fudge in the 1950s and 60s. Because it took advantage of packaged products from the grocery store, such as chocolate chips, evaporated milk, and a jar of marshmallow cream, this new-fangled fudge was considerably less persnickety than traditional cooked fudge that seems to look for any opportunity to turn grainy.We're told that this fudge was a family favorite of the President and Mrs. Eisenhower, which might or might not be true. It hails from an era when the wives of politicians were often asked to share recipes for family favorites. Sometimes these requests were fulfilled by the wife and other times from a staff assistant. Newspapers across the land printed the fudge attributed to Mrs. Eisenhower shortly after she became First Lady in 1953. The recipe had appeared previously under the name Million Dollar Fudge, but from that point on, this type of fudge was more often called Mamie Eisenhower's Fudge or simply Mamie's Fudge. It became so strongly associated with her that a copy of the recipe appears in the archives of the Eisenhower Presidential Center.By any name, it remains a benchmark for chocolate fudge. It's delicious, creamy, and fool-proof.

Provided by Southern Living

Categories     Desserts

Yield 2 pounds

Number Of Ingredients 8

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