"Judy Haffner" > wrote in message
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>
> Julie Bove wrote:
>
>>They're not weird ingredients at all. Have
>> you never heard of chocolate with chili,
>> pepper or cinnamon? We can get it in all
>> sorts of places here. And brown rice
>> syrup is a dead common vegan
>> ingredient.
>
> Chili, pepper and cinnamon are not weird ingredients in themselves, but
> just not in fudge. I make several pounds of fudge every December, and
> many varieties, and have yet to use pepper, chili power or cinnamon in
> it. I've seen recipes calling for cinnamon in chocolate cakes and
> cookies, but personally I don't think the flavors go well together.
>
> Since I'm not a vegan, I've never heard of brown rice syrup, but it
> doesn't sound like something I'd want to put in my fudge either. <shrug>
>

Me either, but Mexican Ibarra chocolate has chili and cinnamon. And it does
taste good but has no black pepper.