BAKED FUDGE

     Another dish from the Victorian Sampler.  This recipe alone made a million dollars.  After tasting this dessert customers just fell all over themselves buying cookbooks, not only for themselves but for every imaginable person they loved.  Baked Fudge evidently does for people what catnip does for cats.  Looks simple doesn't it?  It is. People appreciate paying for a littele happiness and knowledge when it can be bought or cooked.

4 eggs
2 c. sugar
1 c. butter, melted
1/2 c. flour
1/2 c cocoa
1 c. chopped nuts, walnuts or pecans
2 tsp. vanilla

Cream eggs and sugar.  Add melted butter.  Sift flour and cocoa together after combining and add to mixture.  Add nuts and vanilla.  Pour into 9 x 12-inch greased pan.  Set in a pan of hot water and bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until crusty on top and soft inside.  Serve warm with scoop of ice cream and garnish with a maraschino cherry. 
Serves 8 to 12

Note:  Of course it doesn't stay hot forever.  We microwaved each serving for precisely 20 seconds before serving.  It must be served hot and the maraschino is indispensable.