Old Fashioned Fudge Food

OLD-FASHIONED CHOCOLATE FUDGE

Steps:

• Grease an 8x8 inch square baking pan. Set aside.
• Combine sugar, cocoa and milk in a medium saucepan. Stir to blend, then bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer. Do not stir again.
• Place candy thermometer in pan and cook until temperature reaches 238 degrees F(114 degrees C). If you are not using a thermometer, then cook until a drop of this mixture in a cup of cold water forms a soft ball. Feel the ball with your fingers to make sure it is the right consistency. It should flatten when pressed between your fingers.
• Remove from heat. Add butter or margarine and vanilla extract. Beat with a wooden spoon until the fudge loses its sheen. Do not under beat.
• Pour into prepared pan and let cool. Cut into about 60 squares.

OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE FUDGE

Steps:

• Line 8 or 9 inch square pan with foil.
• Mix sugar, cocoa and salt in a heavy 4-quart saucepan.
• Stir in whole milk.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture comes to a full rolling boil.
• Boil without stirring until mixture reaches 234 degrees on a candy thermometer or until small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water forms a soft ball.
• Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla. Do Not Stir. Cool at room temperature to 110 degrees.
• Stir in pecans.
• Beat with a wooden spoon until fudge thickens and just begins to loose some of its gloss.
• Quickly spread into prepared pan.
• Cool completely.
• Cut into square.
• Store in a tightly covered container at room temperature.

GRANDMA LORI'S OLD-FASHIONED FUDGE

Steps:

• Lightly grease an 8 or 9-inch square pan.
• Combine dry ingredients in heavy 4 quart saucepan.
• Stir in milk.
• Bring to a "bubbly" boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Boil, without stirring, to 234 degrees (soft ball stage). Remove from heat. Cool at room temperature to 110 degrees.
• Beat with wooden spoon until thickens and loses gloss.
• Quickly spread in prepared pan.

OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE FUDGE

Steps:

• Completely mix sugar& cocoa together in large non-stick pan.
• Add milk and stir'til completely mixed in with cocoa mixture.
• Place over medium heat; stirring constantly bring to a boil and continue boiling and stirring until mixture reaches 240 degrees on a candy thermometer.
• Stir in butter and vanilla.
• (If desired stir in nuts, now).
• Pour into greased 9x9x2-inch pan.
• Chill'til hardened, cut into desired size pieces.

OLD FASHIONED FUDGE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, stir together the cocoa powder, sugar and salt. Mix in corn syrup, and milk until well blended. Add butter, and heat to between 234 and 240 degrees F (112 to 116 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface. Stir occasionally.
• Remove from heat, and beat with a wooden spoon until the mixture is thick and loses its gloss. Stir in vanilla, and pour into a buttered 9x9 inch baking dish. Let cool until set. Cut into small squares to serve.

OLD FASHIONED COOKED FUDGE FROSTING OR FUDGE..AWESOME

Steps:

• Melt margarine in large boiler on medium heat.
• Add Karo syrup, Carnation milk and Hershey's cocoa. Mix well and add sugar.
• With unit on High heat, bring to a full rolling boil (one you can not stir down). Reduce heat to medium-high and boil for 4 minutes by the clock.
• Remove from heat and beat with mixer on high until thick and creamy. Add vanilla.
• Spread between layers of cake and on top layer and sides. This will frost 10 layers.
• This recipe makes delicious fudge by cooking 5 minutes by the clock. Beat until thick and creamy. Add 2 cups chopped nuts. Pour into buttered pan and cut into squares when cool.

OLD FASHIONED FUDGE (SALLYE)

Steps:

• 1. Combine 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
• 2. Cook 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
• 3. Add butter and vanilla !!NO STIRRING YET!! Let cool on wire rack until temperature reaches 110 degrees (bottom of pan should feel lukewarm)
• 4. Add 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

OLD FASHIONED CARAMEL FUDGE RECIPE

Steps:

• Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides; spray with cooking spray. Cook caramels and 2% milk in medium saucepan on low heat 5 to 7 min. or until caramels are completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
• Cook butter, evaporated milk, sugar and marshmallows in large saucepan on medium heat 8 to 10 min. or until mixture comes to full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Cook 5 min., stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and vanilla; stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended.
• Pour chocolate mixture into prepared pan; spread to cover bottom of pan. Pour caramel mixture over chocolate layer; swirl slightly with knife.
• Refrigerate several hours or until firm. Use foil handles to remove fudge from pan before cutting into squares.

OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOW FUDGE

Steps:

• Combine sugars, evaporated milk and butter in a saucepan.
• Cook over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until mixture comes to a boil.
• Boil 15 minutes over moderate heat, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat and add marshmallow creme and vanilla.
• Stir until the mixture is smooth.
• Add chocolate chips and chopped nuts and stir until chocolate is melted.
• Spread evenly in a buttered 9-inch square cake pan.
• Chill until firm.
• Cut into squares or rectangles, as desired.