Jack Daniel's Fudge ~ Holiday Prep

Don't throw tomatoes at me, ha ha!  I spent the Labor Day weekend laboring in the tomato patch(s).

Hubby and I had to re-tie the 100-some tomato plants and finally finished them up yesterday.  By the time we picked tomatoes, it was too hot to remain out there, and too late to start a batch of anything with tomatoes.

I tried a new recipe to see if it would be a different spin on a holiday treat for gatherings.  I lined a 13 x 9 pan with parchment paper, then lightly oiled it.  You could use non-stick spray if you prefer.  I didn't use much at all really.  

Pour 1 cup of Jack Daniel's Whiskey over 2 pounds of sifted powdered sugar and stir.

Melt 12 oz. chocolate chips.  These non-gmo chips only come in 10 oz. bags, so that is what I used, but will add 2 oz. this coming Christmas when I take it to the gatherings.  You pour this over the powdered sugar mixture and mix very quickly, mixing well, then press into your prepared pan.
 

Let it sit 30 minutes.  Remove from parchment paper and then cut and let sit another hour until firm.  Delicious!  The whiskey is not cooked out for this recipe, and is an "adult" fudge.  The only problem now, is that only have 3 adults in this house, and a huge pan of fudge to eat, ha ha!  I think I will put it in the freezer.  

That new recipe took very little time, and I should have really been crocheting, but tomatoes are on the stove top again today.  Another batch of pizza sauce is reducing.  I have never canned "spaghetti" sauce, so I looked a few recipes up. The ingredients are very similar to my pizza sauce, so I'm not canning it.  If I need "spaghetti" sauce I will just pop open the pizza sauce and add my home canned tomato paste if needed.