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Twas’ the Bite Before Christmas
We all have such strong memories associated with food. Some of my sweetest are
of family meals at Christmastime. My grandfather handled most of the cooking,
but dessert fell to Rouses — doberge cake; tarte-a-la-bouille pie; and my mom,
whose peanut butter fudge was usually the last bite of the night. We use my
grandmother’s recipe for our Rouses tarte-a-la-bouille — it’s a Rouses signature. But
my mom only just shared her recipe for her fudge. It’s so good, my wife and I leave
a piece of it for Santa, along with cookies or a slice of Rouses Doberge cake and a
glass of cold milk. Like Santa, I always have room for dessert.
Season’s Eatings! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
—Donny Rouse, 3rd Generation
For Sue Rouse’s peanut butter
fudge recipe, turn to page 35.
