Old Fashioned Vanilla Fudge Food

TRADITIONAL VANILLA FUDGE

Steps:

• Lightly grease and fully line a 20cm (8in) square cake tin.
• Place 300ml (½ pt) double cream, 100ml (3½floz) milk, 100g (3½oz) butter, 300g (10½oz) caster sugar and 150g (5oz) light muscovado sugar into a large heavy-based pan. Place over a low heat. Stir constantly until the butter has melted and the sugars have dissolved.
• Increase the heat under the pan slightly to allow it to gradually come to the boil whilst stirring all of the time. Simmer the mixture, whilst continuing to stir, until it reaches 116°C(241°F) (soft ball stage).
• Once the required temperature has been reached, remove the pan from the heat and leave it undisturbed to cool down to 110°C(230°F). This will only take a couple of minutes.
• Add the vanilla and beat the mixture with the wooden spoon vigorously until the fudge has thickened and has lost its shine.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared tin. Smooth it into the corners. Set aside to cool at room temperature for two or three hours.
• Once fully cold and firm remove the fudge from the tin. Use a sharp knife to slice the fudge into bite sized pieces.

EASY CREAMY VANILLA FUDGE

Steps:

• Grease a 9x5 inch pan. Set aside.
• In a 3 quart saucepan, over very low heat, mix together confectioners sugar, butter, milk, vanilla, and salt until mixture is creamy.
• Pour quickly into greased 9x5 inch pan. Refrigerate until firm, then cut into squares. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

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.

VANILLA FUDGE

Steps:

• Butter sides of heavy 2 quart saucepan.
• In saucepan combine sugar, milks, and salt.
• Cook and stir over med.hi. to boiling.
• Clip on candy thermometer and cook and stir over med-low heat to 238*, soft ball stage.
• Remove from heat, add butter and vanilla, DO NOT STIR.
• Cool to 110F degrees.
• Remove thermometer.
• Beat with wooden spoon till fudge becomes thick and starts to lose it's gloss.
• Pour into a buttered 8 inch pan.
• Score into squares.
• If desired top each square with with a piece of nut.

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.