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sweet treat at holiday time. “When we go to New Zealand it is quite an effort to find the same ingredients, not to mention doing the measurement conversions using a U.S. recipe,” she said. “In the end, however, even though I worry a little bit, because it is my American name on the line here, the marshmallow fudge always turns out fluffy, creamy and goes really, really fast.” When the family is spending the holiday here, one of the first things Stacey and her mom think about is going to get the ingredients to make the fudge. “I have to say that even though I put on a show for the inlaws in New Zealand, cutting it nicely, finding a nice platter and so forth, here at home, the fudge barely has time to cool in the glass dish we pour it in to before we are all touching it and eventually digging out a very soft piece to eat.” The fudge is not the only holiday tradition. “My grandmother every year would make a chocolate pie and either an apple or cherry pie because my grandfather liked them. He had quite a sweet tooth,” Stacey said.
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