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 Fruit fudge |
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| Place of origin | Multiple claims |
| Creator(s) | Multiple claims |
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| Type | Confectionery |
| Serving temperature | Room temperature |
| Main ingredient(s) | Sugar, butter, milk |
| Variations | Multiple |
Fudge is a type of Western confectionery which is usually very sweet, and extremely rich. It is made by mixing sugar, butter, and milk and heating it to the soft-ball stage at 240 °F (116 °C), and then beating the mixture while it cools so that it acquires a smooth, creamy consistency. Many variations with other flavourings added are possible.
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Origins [link]
The components of fudge are very similar to the traditional recipe for tablet, which is noted in The Household Book of Lady Grisell Baillie (1692-1733). The term "fudge" is often used in the United Kingdom for a softer variant of the tablet recipe.
American-style fudge (containing chocolate) is found in a letter written by Emelyn Battersby Hartridge, a student at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. She wrote that her schoolmate's cousin made fudge in Baltimore, Maryland in 1886 and sold it for 40 cents a pound. Hartridge obtained the fudge recipe, and in 1888, made 30 lb (14 kg) of fudge for the Vassar College Senior Auction. This Vassar fudge recipe became quite popular at the school for years to come.[1]
Word of this popular confectionery spread to other women's colleges. For example, Wellesley and Smith have their own versions of a fudge recipe dating from the late 19th or early 20th century.[2]
Chemistry [link]
In forming a fondant, it is not easy to keep all vibrations and seed crystals from causing rapid crystallization to large crystals. Consequently, milkfat and corn syrup are often added. Corn syrup contains glucose, fructose (monosaccharides) and maltose (disaccharide). These sugars interact with the sucrose molecules. They help prevent premature crystallization by inhibiting sucrose crystal contact. The fat also helps inhibit rapid crystallization. Controlling the crystallization of the supersaturated sugar solution is the key to smooth fudge. Initiation of crystals before the desired time will result in fudge with fewer, larger sugar grains. The final texture will have a grainy mouthfeel rather than the smooth texture of high quality fudge.
One of the most important attributes of fudge is its texture. The end-point temperature separates hard caramel from fudge. The higher the peak temperature, the more sugar is dissolved and the more water is evaporated, resulting in a higher sugar-to-water ratio. Before the availability of cheap and accurate thermometers, cooks would use the ice water test, also known as the cold water test, to determine the saturation of the candy. Fudge is made at the "soft ball" stage, which varies by altitude and ambient humidity from 235 °F (113 °C) to 240 °F (116 °C).
Some recipes call for making fudge with prepared marshmallows as the sweetener. This allows the finished confection to use the structure of the marshmallow for support instead of relying on the crystallization of the sucrose.
Hot fudge [link]
Hot fudge in the United States and Canada is usually considered to be a chocolate product often used as a topping for ice cream in a heated form, particularly sundaes and parfaits. It may also occasionally be topped upon s'mores. It is a thick, chocolate-flavored syrup (flavored with real or artificial flavorings) similar in flavor and texture to chocolate fudge, except less viscous.
See also [link]
- Toffee
- Condensed milk
- Clotted cream - a probable precursor, with no added sugar, from Devon and Cornwall in England
- Praline - a confection using similar flavors as original fudge
- Scots tablet - Scottish confection with similar recipe
- Krówki - Polish confection similar to fudge
- Penuche - a type of fudge typically found in New England and the Southern United States
- Knäck - a Swedish version
- Sherbet - a Central Asian dessert similar to fudge
References [link]
- ^ Oh Fudge!: A Celebration of America's Favorite Candy by Lee Edwards Benning 1993 Owl Books ISBN 08052025654, pages 3 through 18. Accessed November 1, 2007
- ^ Werner's Readings and Recitations, Volume 54 by Edgar S. Werner 1915 Edgar S. Werner and Co ISBN 1-145-32274-3, page 159. Accessed March 14 2011
- Jones, Charlotte Foltz (1991). Mistakes That Worked. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-26246-9.
External links [link]
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Fudge (disambiguation)
Fudge is a type of confectionery, usually made with sugar, milk, butter and flavoring, often chocolate.
Fudge as a surname may refer to:
Fudge may refer to a fictional character:
Fudge as a place may refer to:
Fudge may also refer to:
Fudge (chocolate bar)
Fudge is a brand of chocolate bar manufactured by Cadbury. It is a bar of fudge in a semi-circular cross-section covered in a layer of milk chocolate. Produced in small bite size bars and in larger bars, the Fudge continues to be produced and sold in countries such as the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was launched in 1948, originally under the name "Milk Fudge" which later became just Fudge.
In the 1970s through to the early 1990s Fudge was advertised with the famous slogan "A finger of fudge is just enough to give your kids a treat", conceived by singer and songwriter Mike d'Abo. Its accompanying jingle was based on the English folk song "The Lincolnshire Poacher".
In November/December 2010, production of Fudge was transferred to Cadbury's new plant in Skarbimierz, Poland from the Keynsham Cadbury's plant in Somerset. Labels for these products do not state a country of origin, instead stating "Made in the EU under license from Cadbury UK Ltd".
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Podcasts:
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by Refused
Fudge
by: RefusedEveryone's got their stories
Everyone's got their view
Distorted visions
Of what they call truth
Everyone's got their stories
Why don't you tell me one?
You've talked for two hours now
And you've just begun
Why don't you tell me a story
That I wanna hear?
Everyone's got their stories
Everyone's got their views
C'mon let me hear it
Let me hear the latest news
Everyone's got their stories
And it's never the same
'Cause it's always getting better
Never getting lame
Listen man, what I've just heard
I exaggerated and now it's twice as cool
I contribute my part of the story
Of course it happened, I ain't no fool
But as the truth corrodes and slowly dies
You are building yourself a world of lies
And all that is left is just empty fudge