I have printed Rachel Ray's "Five-Minute Fudge Wreath" recipe (that can
be found on www.oprah.com ) to make plates of for gifts at Christmas,
and I need storage advice. I not only want to make these plates during
the week before actually delivering each, so I need to know best
storage plans for keeping the fudge frim, richly colored and not dried
out. Most of the people I will be giving them to could need more than
a week to "eat through" their plate of fudge, so the storage need goes
on. I imagine I could tightly wrap in foil for refrigerator-storage
until I plate and fancy-wrap for the day of givings bundled in pretty
cellophane gathered upward into a bow, but then what storage advice do
I give those that need lots of time to (hopefully) enjoy this gift?

PickyPonders

JeanineAlyse wrote:
I have printed Rachel Ray's "Five-Minute Fudge Wreath" recipe (that can
be found on www.oprah.com ) to make plates of for gifts at Christmas,
and I need storage advice. I not only want to make these plates during
the week before actually delivering each, so I need to know best
storage plans for keeping the fudge frim, richly colored and not dried
out. Most of the people I will be giving them to could need more than
a week to "eat through" their plate of fudge, so the storage need goes
on. I imagine I could tightly wrap in foil for refrigerator-storage
until I plate and fancy-wrap for the day of givings bundled in pretty
cellophane gathered upward into a bow, but then what storage advice do
I give those that need lots of time to (hopefully) enjoy this gift?

PickyPonders
And replies to herself after her duh-pill wore off. From a candy for
sale maker's website:
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How should I store fudge?
Fudge can be kept fresh for several weeks at room temperature if
wrapped correctly. It will also keep for several months if frozen.
We recommend wrapping it in wax paper and then foil and storing it in a
plastic bag or container. When you are ready to thaw it, place it at
room temperature completely unwrapped and allow it to sweat. Once the
sheen is gone, it is ready to eat or cut and repackage for gifts if you
wish.
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But this does not say what room temperature storage "wrapped corretly"
entails....
PickyStillPondering

In article . com,
"JeanineAlyse" wrote:

I have printed Rachel Ray's "Five-Minute Fudge Wreath" recipe (that can
be found on www.oprah.com ) to make plates of for gifts at Christmas,
and I need storage advice. I not only want to make these plates during
the week before actually delivering each, so I need to know best
storage plans for keeping the fudge frim, richly colored and not dried
out. Most of the people I will be giving them to could need more than
a week to "eat through" their plate of fudge, so the storage need goes
on. I imagine I could tightly wrap in foil for refrigerator-storage
until I plate and fancy-wrap for the day of givings bundled in pretty
cellophane gathered upward into a bow, but then what storage advice do
I give those that need lots of time to (hopefully) enjoy this gift?

PickyPonders

Plate and fancy-wrap for gift giving when you make it. Refrigerate it
that way and save yourself some steps. If they need to be told to
refrigerate it, tell them. I'd just do it, myself.
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