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Divinity is divine!!
You won’t believe this, I looked up “Purple fudge” and they had a pic! It did NOT look edible! lol

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I’m sure I could find other purple candies, but I’m too hungry now to keep looking! Excuse me while I go into a sugar coma.
Sweet, sweet, SWEETS!! YES! Christmas is the sweetest time of year!!
But what about Easter?? Valentine’s Day?? That October holiday you don’t like to talk about???
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Okay, okay, Christmas is ONE of the sweetest times of the year. Can we agree on that??
(Thinks it over, nods.) Whew! Glad we got THAT settled! I didn’t realize I’d need hostage negotiation skills just to write a post today!
Now that I’ve snapped outta my sugar coma, what were we talking about??
Christmas being sweet. Oh yeah, thanks! I’ve already dedicated a whole post to Mama’s pecan pie.
(Oh no, there I go slobbering all over the keyboard again!)
Another sweet that I miss, Grandma’s egg custard pie.

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Since she’s gone, no one else really has the heart to make it.any more. So, I go get one from Publix, as a sad, sad, substitute. And cry into my Sprite, as I gobble the whole thing down in 1 sitting.
Fruitcake- now that is 1 thing I don’t miss! Though I must admit, Grandma’s was pretty good, as fruitcakes go! It was moist, not a door stopper at all!

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This is probably a good place for this.
Lol, in other words, Desserts take the cake, if you’re stressed!
One candy I haven’t had in years, was homemade by a Greek family, that was in one of our churches. Every year they made red, and green candy, that looked like colored glass. I wish I could remember the name of it! (Oh, Ma-ma!!)
Mama says it was called “Kallacarenes Kandy”. (That was the name of the family- how did that happen??) Then she asked, “Why? Are you gonna try to make some??” Boy, we had a good belly laugh about that!!
Since it looked like broken glass, I looked that up, and lo and behold- that’s the name!

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The red is cinnamon, well, guess I won’t be having any of that! The green was mint.
I talked about so much sweet stuff, I’m craving salty now. Off to the kitchen to lick some saltines.
Wishing you and your family a fabulous Christmas!!! 🙂
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Thank you, Witty Mummy! Merry Christmas to you, and your family!
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Oh Melinda, I love your posts, you bring me so much joy and laughter, yet also you capture a wonderful poignancy as you share your memories of loved ones. My dear Granny also used to make egg custard pies!! And nobody else does now either…we can buy them though. That Greek candy looks incredible, and as for fruit cake, it is very traditional over here for Christmas, but more dense, not with the cherries or the green stuff – angelica, I think? – but with raisins and sultanas. I gave up making them years ago, me and hubby are the only ones who like it! I cheat and buy a very small cake. But I do love all the yummy fudge and chocolates…mint being my favourite. But purple fudge? Wow…you are wise not to touch that! You crack me up, love it!!! And who knew that stressed is desserts spelled backwards? Haha…makes perfect sense! Merry Christmas to you and your family my dear friend, and a Happy New Year filled with joy, peace, love, every blessing…and of course, lots of sweets! See you in 2017 🙂 ❤ xoxo
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Thanks, Sherri. I’m so glad I can bring you joy! They broke the mold after they made our Grannies, right?? I’m not even sur ewhat the green stuff is. Martian fruit??? I don’t know, but I think it glows under black light!
Merry Christmas, Sherri, and I wish all the very best for you and your family!
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Right! How much we loved our wonderful Grannies! Haha…I think Martian fruit is more fitting…oh my, does it really glow? Yikes, I’m glad I never ate any of it, I can’t bear the stuff!!! Ahh…thank you Melinda, all the very best to you and once again, a very Merry Christmas to you and yours…and for goodness sake’s, keep away from that purple fudge, I bet that stuff glows in the dark too!!!! 😀 😉 ❤ xoxo
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Oh yes, Granny is dear to my heart.
Well, I’m not exactly sure, but probably! lol
You’re so welcome, Sherri. I treasure our friendship!
Yeah, loving purple as I do, I still ain’t gonna eat that! lol
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I treasure our friendship too Melinda…and I’m so relieved to hear you won’t touch that purple fudge! Some things are not meant to be eaten, no way no how lol!!!!
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Lol!! I take my chocolate very seriously!
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Purple fudge did pull up an intersting visual:))
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IKR?? lol
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I think I’m gaining weight just by reading your posts! BTW, you don’t like cinnamon?
Merry Christmas!
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I LOVE cinnamon, but I became allergic about 5 years ago. Devastated me!!
Mama’s cinnamon rolls were one of my fave foods!
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Wow. Sorry to hear that.
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Thanks, Jennifer. It’s a complete bummer. I can’t even walk by cinnamon brooms in the store any more.
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Ha ha, simply had to be a cluster of purple candies….which is most serendipitous as I just devoured a chocolate thst was contained in a purple wrapper 🤔
That said, I’m getting a bit flooded out now….well, maybe one more….a nice toffee this time…
I digress,
I hope you had a great Christmas Day and are following it up with a continuation today 😊
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YAY!! Then you were thinking of your friendly neighborhood purple person!
A toffee?? Mmmm, sounds yummy!
I had a wonderful Christmas! Thanks!
How was your Christmas?
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I think about good blogging friends a lot, even if times a beast and I can’t get to read everything I’d like to. NaNo showed me that stepping back from social media empowered me to write far more than I was doing…I figured as an author that’s a pretty big thing to keep in mind if I ever want to finish books lol. Brilliant to hear you had a good Yuletide. Mine was quiet and relaxing, even went to the cinema on Boxing Day 😊
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Oh yes! I know all about losing hours on FB!! And Pinterest is the devil! lol
Wonderful to hear it! with your sons?
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Yes…social media is a demon dressed in many platforms…the time sucker…I’m reviewing my sites in January. I need them because of writing books..but I really must streamline things otherwise it will be social media and no books lol.
No, went with my OH….left the kids at home….they are mid teens and above now so even seeing them outside meal times is getting rare these days !!
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Isn’t that the usual Catch-22?? Need them so you can do this- can’t do this cuz you’re so busy doing that! ARGH!
OH? Oh, Other Half? It took me a minute!
Yeah, I remember teens! You see plenty of the back of their head! Or in my case, it was the top of the cap, bowed down!
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Always is…catch 22 that is! I often see mine at drink stops, food or it’s broken can you fix it moments now…oh and taxi lol
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True! And when they visit the Daddy ATM?? lol
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Ha ha…oh, hang on…that’s not funny 😱 Lol
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😉 But oh so true, I imagine!
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Yes, you imagine wisely 👀
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