Throughout history some of mankind's most notable achievements were the result of something that went wrong, but unexpectedly ended up revealing something else of even greater significance. Perhaps the most well-known example is the discovery of penicillin by a researcher who left some bacterial culture dishes grow, meaning to clean them, but upon looking at them later noticed that the bacteria had been destroyed in circles by a green fungus that was growing--Penicillin! It's discovery has saved millions of lives and probably helped us win WWII.
This week on Monday night we, our Sherwood's Fabulous Fudge team, made 1000 bars of Fudge. When the pressure is on and I'm at the top of my game, I can cook two pans of Fudge at one time. Each pan consists of 2 batches of fudge so I am making 4 batches at a time.
The process of making fudge. See Pics Above & Below:
Step 1:
Put half of the ingredients in a pan on high heat and bring to a boil. After it starts boiling, turn the heat down to medium high. Boil for 5 minutes.
Step 2:
After it has been boiling for 5 minutes, turn the heat off and add the second half of the ingredients in, mixing and mixing until it is thoroughly mixed.
Step 3:
This is what your fudge looks like after it is finished cooking.
Step 4:
After it is thoroughly mixed and looks shiny silky and smooth then pour the finished fudge into a restaurant-style cookie sheet covered with wax paper.
Here are some pics showing how Sherwood's Fabulous Fudge is packaged piece by individual piece:
Because it's in two pans. there are always some of the same flavors in both pans except if it's a two-layered variety. I make the bottom layer in one pan and then the top layer in the other pan. Anyway, I was going down the list of the flavors of fudge planning to make them in order. I would put the ingredients in the pan and then begin to cook the mixture.
When it was time to make the malted milkshake fudge, the next flavor was mocha but I made a big mistake and accidentally put the mocha mix in the malted milkshake pan. We all thought that batch was ruined but still I poured it onto a restaurant-style cookie sheet layered with wax paper and when it cooled down cut them into squares so we could give the fudge to the guys at the homeless shelter rather than try to sell it. But after tasting a square believe it or not it was Fabulous!!
So, yes, I made a big Blunder that Became a Blessing and now we have a new flavor of Fudge. I named it Mocha Malt!
The spiritual lesson is obvious enough...as Christians we know that All Things Work Together for Good to those who Love God. So often, with a little faith, you can find a silver lining in almost anything that happens, from the simplest mistakes to the worst tragedies.
