Chocolate Marshmallow Pudding ~Cynthia Mitchell~

1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups water
12 marshmallows (large, not miniature)
Boil sugar and water for 5 minutes. Put marshmallows into a casserole dish, and pour sugar/water over them.

2 TBS shortening                                 1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla                                         1 cup flour
1/2 tsp. salt                                           3 TBS cocoa
1 tsp. baking powder                           1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Put all the rest of the ingredients in a bowl (except the nuts), and mix with a mixer. Then add nuts, and mix by hand. Drop the mixture by large spoonfuls on top of the marshmallow mixture in the casserole.  Cover, and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.  Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.