What better time for witty Irish quotes and creamy
fudge than on St. Patrick’s Day. In honor of my part-Irish roots (one-quarter
Irish on my dad’s side through my great-grandmother, Bridget Mannix, from County Cork or Limerick), I’ve collected some
of my favorite Irish quotes, along with a recipe for dark chocolate Irish
cream fudge (yum!). In true Irish tradition may the celebrating continue throughout the
month of March!
- Never iron a four-leaf clover, you may be pressing your luck.
- Time is a great storyteller.
- A friend's eye is a good mirror.
- Don't give cherries to pigs or advice to fools.
- Put silk on a goat and it's still a goat.
- A loud voice can make even the truth sound foolish.
- A watched kettle never boils.
- Never ask a fox to watch the hens.
- Patience cures many an old complaint.
- Never speak to the feet while the head is alive.
- The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune.
- Trouble hates nothing as much as a smile.
- An old broom knows the dirty corners best.
- One eye in the corner is sharper than two about the house.
- Be kind to those you meet as you rise, you may pass them again as you fall.
- As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never point in the wrong way.
- May you live to be a hundred years, with one extra year to repent.
- May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow, and may trouble avoid you wherever you go.
- May the sun shine bright on your windowpane, and may a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
- May your pockets be heavy, your heart be light, and may good luck pursue you morning and night.
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Dark Chocolate Irish Cream Fudge
Dark Chocolate Fudge made with Baileys® Irish Cream
liqueur. Easy and delicious.
(For a non-alcoholic version, replace the cream liqueur with 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract.)
(For a non-alcoholic version, replace the cream liqueur with 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract.)
- 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
- 4 cups dark chocolate chips
- Pinch of sea salt
- Optional: 1/2 cup walnuts or pecans
- 1/3 cup Baileys Irish Cream*
*Baileys Irish Cream is an Irish whiskey and cream-based liqueur that comes in flavors such as Carmel Crème, Coffee and Mint, so you can create delicious fudge in different flavors.
Directions:
- Line a baking pan with foil, extending foil over the edges of the pan. (8-or 9-inch pan works well)
- Put chocolate chips, salt and sweetened condensed milk in a heavy saucepan and cook over low heat until the chocolate chips are completely melted.
- Remove from heat. Stir in Baileys and nuts, if adding nuts.
- Spread evenly into the foil-lined pan.
- Chill in the fridge for 2 hours or until firm. Cut into squares. Makes about 2 pounds of fudge.
- Put chocolate chips, salt and sweetened condensed milk into a quart glass bowl or measuring cup.
- Microwave on High for 3 minutes or until chocolate chips are melted, stirring after 1 ½ minutes.
- Remove from the microwave and stir in the remaining ingredients. Proceed as above.
Enjoy!
Happy St. Patrick's Day!