Who doesn’t love a delicious piece of homemade fudge? I started making fudge when I was a teenager. It all began with Mrs. Buckley! My dad was a traveling salesman. One of his customers, Mrs. Buckley, was known for her delicious homemade fudge. She gave my dad a 5-pound box Every. Single. Year. for Christmas. Well, it didn’t take long before my siblings and I would find the box that held that tempting confection under the Christmas tree.  We would sneak into the bedroom, carefully unwrap the gift and start eating! Unfortunately for our dad, every year she sent the gift a wee bit too early, and by the time it was unwrapped on Christmas day, most of the fudge was gone!  Our parents were fully aware of our devious acts, but never let on. In fact, I think they got a kick out of it. We thought it was so funny that year after year mom & dad would look surprised when they opened Mrs. Buckley’s fudge! I loved that about them. There began my love of fudge! I tried all kinds of recipes and ruined most of them. In 1974, a friend, Shirley Gasdick, gave me a box of her homemade fudge and my life changed! It was The Best!  Shirley was known (as was Mrs. Buckley in the 1950’s) for her fudge. I HAD TO HAVE her recipe! Thankfully, Shirley shared it with me and, good news: 44 years later, I still have it on a 3×5 card. Fudge took a turn in the mid 1970’s with the sales of microwave ovens! I was over the moon when Bill surprised me with my first microwave in 1977! My sister, Patti, got a part time job demonstrating how to use an Amana microwave at a local store. Her favorite recipe for these demonstrations was the Fantasy Fudge recipe. It was AMAZING!  Who would have dreamt of making fudge in a microwave?!  Sidebar: You may recall this was a famous recipe using a very popular (and still is) marshmallow cream! It was a crowd pleaser and the microwave made it so simple. However, my very particular fudge taste buds evolved over the years, and I haven’t been able to make fudge in a microwave for many, many years. I LOVE experimenting with all kinds of fudge recipes and have come up with some great ones – all G/F! Do you love fudge? What is your favorite kind?  Chocolate?  Peanut Butter?  Butter Pecan?  Rocky Road? Watch our  video below: Connie’s G/F Butter Pecan Fudge!  My daughter Kristin did a great job editing it with an accelerated video portion. It’s pretty doggone cute! Our precious dog, Abby, makes a cameo in the speedy part!