Making Hot Fudge Sauce (aka "Bee's Eyes") at Mom's House on Christmas Eve
By Gabriel on Monday, December 24th, 2007
When we were children, my parents would make this delicacy. They called it “bee’s eyes,” due to the dark bubbly surface of the chocolate sauce. It is very tasty, and did, in fact, “enrapture children” with its magical hardening over ice cream trick.
HOT FUDGE SAUCE
About 1 Cup
The grand kind that, when cooked for the longer period and served hot, grows hard on ice cream and enraptures children.
Melt in a double boiler over–not in–hot water:
- 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate
Add and melt:
- 1 tablespoon butter
Stir and blend well, then add:
- 1/3 cup boiling water
Stir well and add:
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons corn sirup
Permit the sauce to boil readily, but not too furiously, over direct heat. Do not stir. If you wish an ordinary sauce, boil it for 5 minutes. If you wish a hot sauce that will harden over ice cream, boil it for about 8 minutes. Add just before serving:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla or 2 teaspoons rum
When cold, this sauce is very thick. It may be reheated over boiling water.
