Hot Fudge Sauce...homemade!  How fun is that?  No extra preservatives, and you can even give it as a gift to a hostess if you bring along the Mint Brownie Pie!!

3 (1oz) unsweetened chocolate squares
1/2 c butter
1 (12oz) can evaporated milk
1 (16oz) pkg powdered sugar, sifted

Melt chocolate & butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat.  Stir occassionally.  Add milk alternating with sugar; stirring well after each addition.
Bring to a boil over med heat, stirring constantly.  Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes or until thickened.
Serve over ice cream...YUM!!!
Store in refrigerator.

If you choose to take it along with you, or just want to make up some for your fridge, pour into a glass canning jar & use the lids that come with it.  Be sure to label when you made it & what it is before you give it away! :)

"2nd Snow" Ice Cream

My grandmother used to tell me when I was a little girl, that we had to wait for the "second snow" of the winter before we could make this special ice cream because "the clouds were dirty & the first snow gets them clean, so the second snow is perfect". We all know this to not be true, but after raising 7 kids of her own, I think its fair to say she was entitled to spin any story she wanted just for the fun of it! :)

one REALLY BIG bowl of snow (remember now, the top & bottom layers are "dirty" & pls, none that is yellow already!)
1/2 - 1 cup sugar
1/4 cup evaporated milk
1 t vanilla extract
1-2 T cocoa if you want chocolate instead of just vanilla

mix all ingredients in a really big bowl, take pictures, then hand out spoons...so easy...THE KIDS CAN DO IT! :)