old fashioned fudge (sallye)
Someone was requesting the recipe for old-timey fudge. Here is a version I have used for years. It is a great holiday candy, and stores well.
prep time
cook time
30 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
Makes about 1-1/4 pound
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate (2 squares)
- 1 small can pet evaporated milk (not the sweetened kind)
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
How To Make old fashioned fudge (sallye)
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Step 1Combine sugar, salt, chocolate, milk and corn syrup in large cast iron skillet (or heavy saucepan). Heat and stir just until the sugar dissolves and chocolate has melted Remove spoon, insert candy thermometer
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Step 2Cook mixture on medium high heat without stirring until thermometer registers 238 degrees (or until mixture forms soft ball when teasponful is dropped into cold water) Remove from heat
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Step 3Add butter and vanilla !!NO STIRRING YET!! Let cool on wire rack until temperature reaches 110 degrees (bottom of pan should feel lukewarm)
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Step 4Add pecans Beat 10 to 15 minutes until fudges begins to thicken and loses its glossiness. Pour the fudge into buttered 9" square pan Let stand until set (which only takes 2-3 minutes) Immediately cut into squares Store in tightly covered container with parchment or waxed paper between each layer
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Category:
Candies
Category:
Other Snacks
Keyword:
#holiday
Keyword:
#traditional
Culture:
American
Method:
Stove Top
Ingredient:
Sugar
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