Dipping Chocolates

My Aunt Karen has dipped chocolates every year for a very long time- how long? I don't know. Her sister-in-law started the tradition and she has taken over heading it up.

Actually the tradition may have been started even longer ago on our side of the family. You see, my Dad & Aunt Karen's mother, Grandma Carrie, worked for THE Mrs. Sees in Los Angeles. Grandma always said, "Mrs. See's had the tiniest little feet". Anyway, Grandma Carrie LOVED See's Candy and "Diet Cola". She ate them every day and lived staying quite petite in her figure until she was in her 80's. Go figure.

I have dipped chocolates with Aunt Karen and her gang most years I have lived here. I have made chocolate fudge, peanut butter, caramel, and mint centers. The kids like the mint centers the best so this year I only made one double batch of mint centers. The other women make all sorts of centers including huckleberry, lime, coconut, etc etc. It makes me tired just thinking about it. It took me more than half the day yesterday just to dip my double batch of mint and that's not including making the centers (with Dan's help) the night before!

One of these years I will make more batches and give them away to friends and family...but don't hold your breath 'cause for right now we have to ration the few we have within our household only!