[Dailydrool] Fudge~Christmas tree~and houndage

[Vikki Vivilakis]

I guess I'll ad my two cents to the whole chocolate thread....

We are now on our second batch of basset hounds, Sophie and Gus.
My first batch went to the bridge one by one many years ago. I knew NOTHING
about basset hounds, just that I wanted one, and ended up with three.
Yup mistress of overkill....


Thank you DD for making me a more informed mommy.

But back in the day with the first crew - I had no idea I was dealing with
dogs that lived by the end of their nose.
My son was very young, and I had just started making my "crack" aka fudge
during this year.
By holiday time I guess I had gotten pretty good, and people started
requesting fudge instead of nicknack's to gather dust, or more junk stored
in closets to be regifted at a later date.

Ok by me ~ fudge ye want ~ fudge ye shall receive.

I've always liked nice presentation on things - so all fudge pieces were
cut in about one inch squares and wrapped in handi wrap - from there put in
a cardboard box - and from there wrapped in festive Christmas wrap - AND
PUT UNDER THE TREE!?!
I know now I may as well have just left it under the tree on a
silver platter.

I don't know who got what - but you can guess the rest.

To ad insult to injury, I had non-glass ornaments on the tree. Like I said
my son was small - so it was decorated with candy canes (a lot of them) and
aluminium ornaments.
(My husband told me this story about when my brother in law was young he
tried to EAT a GLASS ornament!?! And being my son is related to "those"
people, thought it better safe than sorry.)

And as an encore - the hounds rushed the tree I found it laying on it's
side - candy canes MIA.

We came home to all of this - but the dogs acted as nothing out of the
ordinary had happened. They were each on their couch snoozing away.
I don't know what happened later on their walk, dp does the walks, and
didn't even think to ask.

All the dogs lived to ripe old ages in spite of it all, but did learn these
dogs can sniff out things......
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