Utah grandmother's headstone includes her favorite fudge recipe

A woman in Utah left behind a very special message on her headstone. 

Kathyrn "Kay" Andrews was buried next to her husband, Wade Andrews, in Utah's Logan Cemetery after she died in December 2019 at 97 years old. While the headstone includes typical features like birth and death dates, it also has her signature fudge recipe engraved on one side.

"She really loved people," Janice Johnson, Kathryn's daughter, told KSTU. "She would write poetry, and she would take fudge whenever people got together." 

The idea to add Kay's fudge recipe to the headstone came when her husband died in 2000.

The outlet reported that Kay helped the couple's five children choose which photo of Wade to feature on the headstone.

When the children suggested Kay also choose something to memorialize herself on the headstone, she settled on her fudge recipe. 

To make Kay's Fudge, bakers should melt two squares of chocolate with two tablespoons of butter over low heat. Stir in one cup of milk, then bring the pot to a boil before adding three cups of sugar, one teaspoon of vanilla, and a pinch of salt. 

The recipe added: "Cook to softball stage. Pour on marble slab. Cool & Beat & Eat." 

KSTU reported that Kay's headstone already gained attention before she died, which made her very thrilled. Johnson told the outlet that the original headstone accidentally included a typo that suggested one tablespoon of vanilla, but it's since been fixed to prevent "runny fudge." 

Johnson said that her parents met at a church event in New York City before Wade served in Europe as a U.S. Air Force Captain in World War II. 

He reportedly called his plane "Salt Lake Katie" after Kay, who went by Katie at the time. KSTU reported that the couple exchanged hundreds of letters during WWII and later married when Wade returned to the U.S. 

Photos of the headstone went viral on social media last week, surprising Kay and Wade's family members.

"I knew that the headstone had been circulating on Pinterest for like a long time now. Since my grandpa passed away, when I was eight years old, I knew it was kind of internet famous. But yeah, I didn't expect it to be on the news this week," Emily Andrews, Kay's youngest grandchild, told ABC 4. 

Emily added: "I think she would be thrilled that people can have a taste of her recipe. That's what she was all about, sharing with people, so I think she would love it." 

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