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Put sugar in a frying pan.
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Add cocoa powder.
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Add milk.
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Stir and cook till the mixture is smooth and you get a two thread consistency -- This takes a long time, it took me nearly 25 minutes on low - medium flame, so one has to be patient and wait to get the two thread consistency
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Add peanut butter, essence and salt.
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DO NOT MIX.
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Remove from heat.
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Allow the mixture to come down to room temperature (about 15 minutes).
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Grease a square or rectangular tray with butter.
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Add walnuts to the prepared mixture.
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Mix well.
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Pour into the greased tray.
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Freeze for 1-1 1/2 hours to allow the mixture to set.
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Once set, remove from freezer -- you can keep this in your refrigerator after having kept it for 1.5 hours in the freezer to set, until it's time to serve this delicious fudge.
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Cut into long pieces.
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Serve immediately or pack each piece with a transparent gift paper (store in refrigerator).
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Then, fold edges like a paper fan.
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Attach (and seal to secure) each side of the paper with a ribbon- use red ribbon for one side and green ribbon for the other.
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Likewise, repeat for all the fudge pieces.
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Pack into your goodie basket and enjoy!
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Merry Christmas!
