If I had readers, I'd hope that they were all enjoying their assorted holiday seasons.

It turns out, somewhat to my horror, that I'm not all that big on fudge. I've got a piece right here, and while it doesn't contain any of the extraneous fudge ingredients that strike me as being, at best, totally unnecessary (walnuts?), it just isn't working for me.

This is a problem, as there is rather a lot of it.

Christmas desserts that outlive Christmas are always delicious (except for, bewilderingly, fudge), but also sort of depressing, because, I mean, now what? How long can I live off leftover pie and a plastic bag full of turkey?