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When I was two, I fell on my face and killed my front tooth. It required a root canal (which is my first memory) and I then lived with a green front tooth until, oh, I think first grade.
I had braces twice, the second time having to have four adult teeth pulled.
When I had my wisdom teeth pulled they were impacted, which caused me to lose 9 lbs in 3 days and if I remember correctly, I got an infection.
After Jordan was born I went to a new dentist who got his dental license from the Donald Duck school of dentistry. He was a quack if I ever saw one. But me, being in the throes of postpartum and needing my teeth cleaned in the 45 minutes until I needed to nurse, I ignored my instincts. This man’s “special beeping machine” told me I needed 5 cavities filled. I also needed a crown for a chipped tooth, which ended in a root canal that some cartoon character taught him to do. Shortly after this debacle, I went to the endodontist 3 times to re-do the just done root canal, and I have pain in that tooth to this day.
You could say I have dentist issues. I go…but it’s a stressful week before and a gut-wrenching 45 minutes of expecting them to tell me I have cavities, need teeth pulled, root canals, or Bugs Bunny and Tweety are going to show up in a lab coat and perform my exam.
So when my husband told me he was going back to the dentist to have an edge of his tooth fixed (it’s sharp) and told me he was only slightly nervous because they weren’t using novocain, I looked at him like he had two heads.
“Tell them to use the novocain,” I said.
“Well, no,” he replied. “It doesn’t need it. I had the guy check it when I was there to see if it would hurt and it didn’t. I want to avoid the extra 30 minutes it would take to get the shot.”
I’m sorry to my dear husband, but that last sentence was in a foreign language to me. He had the guy test it? What does that even mean?
I swear, if they offered the gas for a cleaning I would take it.
I don’t get this whole “let’s see if it hurts” mentality. NO DUDE. I don’t want it to hurt AT ALL. Give me drugs, and give them to me NOW.
So yeah, sometimes my husband and his manly bravado befuddles me.
What doesn’t befuddle me? Fudge with crust. I’ve done it before. I don’t know where this came to me, except that I had some lemon shortbread left over from the same shipment that brought me this addiction. When you have lemon shortbread, you must make crust.
The rest just followed, organically, I guess.
The topping was supposed to be an even layer on the top, like meringue on a pie. It didn’t work that way, so I swirled it and, you know what? I think I liked that better.
{I think fudge with crust is my new addiction. I loooooooooove it.}
Now, I know if eat too much of this I’ll have to go to hell the dentist. But that’s why I brush my teeth three times a day and ignore the chipped off crown that the dentist said was fine for a few months a year ago.
Fudge is waaaaaay better than a teeth cleaning. Plus, it’s soft. You can gum it before the novocain wears off.
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Lemon Meringue Pie Fudge
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups cookie crumbs shortbread, lemon shortbread, or lemon cookies - I used 1 package of lemon shortbread cookies
- 3 tablespoons butter melted (see notes)
- 4 cups about 2 bags white chocolate chips, divided
- 1 can 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon pure lemon extract
- Optional: for more punch of lemon add about 1/2-1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2-3 drops yellow food coloring if desired
- 3/4 cup marshmallow fluff
Instructions
- Mix cookie crumbs and butter and press into an 8x8 or 9x9 pan that has been coved with foil and sprayed with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Let cool while you prepare filling.
- Place one cup of white chocolate chips in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Place remaining 3 cups of white chocolate chips in a medium saucepan. Add the sweetened condensed milk and heat over medium-low heat, stirring, until melted.
- While you are cooking the chips and SCM in the pan, place the bowl of chips in the microwave and heat, on 50% power, for about 1-2 minutes, stirring each 30 seconds.
- Once the chips and SCM in the pan have melted, remove from heat and stir in lemon extract, zest (if using), and food coloring. Pour over crust.
- Working quickly, stir fluff into the white chocolate chips you melted in the microwave. The chocolate will seize a little, but that’s okay. If needed, microwave an additional 15 seconds to help the mixture stir together. Drop chunks of the fluff mixture on top of the lemon fudge and use a knife or offset spatula to swirl into the top. Cool on counter for about 10-15 minutes and then chill until set. Slice and serve.
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Oh my gosh, we have the same relationship with the dentist! The week of anxiety before. The shame and fear as you sit here expecting them to find cavities and “oh this bigger, old filling has an abscess or cavity below it, and then needs a crown because we drilled out so much tooth.” Ughhh. Not to mention he financial part of that. I’ve joked (?) about having dentures at 40 for years. I almost just want to. To avoid all the future work that seems always happens. Anyway, just sending love to that! And a wow, I haven’t actually met someone who has a similar relationship to dental sh;t as you.
I’ll have to try the fudge…. your blog … ????? been there, done that.
I’m so excited to make this for a ladies luncheon next week! And cutting it in little pie shaped wedges instead of fudge squares is brilliant! So darned cute!
And I’m so sorry you’ve had horrible dentist issues! I used to, too! I was even sent home once (as an adult!) because I couldn’t get my crying under control….and I hadn’t even got into the chair yet! It was all about the anticipation of the pain that I knew was coming! I’ve always had horrible teeth, and tons of work, with angry dentists! Sheesh! That was, until I moved to Maine! Somehow, they have all been great here…..I even fell asleep during a root canal! Totally painless…..I love that guy! I have actually asked my dentist if all my teeth could get root canals, just so I don’t have to deal with any future pain. Of course, he said no, let’s take it easy, and wait until you actually need the work done! Sheesh! I though I was being so smart! HA!
I have made this fudge three years in a row. It is requested from me now. Just delicious.
I’m going to make the lemon meringue fudge for my sister for Christmas she likes fudge and pie this will be great
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