Every year my mom makes a buffet table of Christmas candy and cookies. I'm not joking. . .it's literally a buffet table of goodies. She sets it out in the cold garage and I find myself sneaking out there at least every half hour to peruse the items. I lack the will power to limit myself to once or twice a day, it's like here a little chocolate, there a little caramel, a dab of pinoche and a bit of toffee. It's like living in See's candies and having unlimited access! Too bad it's not calorie free! When my in-laws asked me if I would help with the Christmas Eve dinner I immediately thought of my mom's buffet and got to work!! Wow I am not sure I was prepared for the task ahead of me especially trying to do it with two wonderful "helpers" in the kitchen. . .I had to spend a little time on YouTube figuring out "hard ball stage" and "soft ball stage" and then I spent a little time on the phone with my sister--in-law Cathy because she's like the dipping chocolate guru! Needless to say, everything turned out really great! I did learn that old fashioned hard tack candy does not work in the humidity of Washington. . it turns into a hard sticky mass of cavity losing mess! I have to brag a little because this is my first attempt at making some Christmas candy traditions of my own.
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we thank you for all your wonderful work!! It was amazing and your organizational skills are amazing!
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