Has anyone ever had penuche fudge? I’m not a big fudge fan, but that stuff is good.
I'm not a fan, but I'll eat it in a pinch. I associate it with my grandma because it was it was her favorite, and when we'd go to the taffy/fudge stores on the Oregon coast we'd always end up with about 5 different kinds of fudge.
I love fudge, but I never make it myself because I'd eat the whole pan in about two days. I grew up eating it in Oregon in the summer (from tourist shops on the coast) and over Christmas when my mom would make it, and now I buy it once a year when we go to Salmon Days.
I love fudge. We always get it at the beach but there are a few good candy shops around here that sell really good fudge too. I've made it at home a time or two but I'm not very good at it, ha.
This post made me get my grandmother's old cookbook out and look at the different fudge recipes I've never tried--including raisin fudge, carrot fudge and prune fudge.
I think I'll stick with peanut butter fudge.
Would you mind sharing the Carrot Fudge recipe? That sounds right up my alley!
Michigander here. Mackinac Island fudge is famous around these parts so I never really thought about it in any context other than that (obviously I knew it exist elsewhere but not as prevalently) so would assume it's regional but from other's responses it sound like maybe not...
Post by thelurkylulu on Aug 3, 2018 8:45:27 GMT -5
I love fudge but I dislike vacation store fudge. My grandma’s was the best and it wasn’t soft... more like sturdy and crumbly when you bite into it. I would kill for that recipe.
It must be a chain because there used to be one in Union Station in St. Louis, too. I used to love it as a kid.
My godmother sends me a big box of Christmas cookies every year. The year she finally realized that my H being gluten free means he can't have cookies, she sent a big box of fudge. We finished it within a couple days.
Does not seem like it's regional since basically every one on here is saying that they have had fudge and most of us like it.
I loved fudge as a kid and would save my money to get it at local fairs and craft shows. And it is popular for Christmas but also I always see it at candy and ice cream shops on the shore so I do not associate it with just winter time.
Peanut butter is my favorite but mint and maple make me want to puke.
I grew up with a gift store in town that sold fudge so I would always save up a dollar or two to get some each week. Once I got older, I learned how to make it and would just do that every so often. I mean, it's definitely a shore thing, but I'm in the Philly burbs and it's a year round thing as well. Most gift shops and candy stores sell it and it's definitely on every cookie platter around the holidays.
Also, I'm really intrigued about the Carrot Fudge that katfco mentioned, so hopefully she comes back and posts that recipe
I grew up with a gift store in town that sold fudge so I would always save up a dollar or two to get some each week. Once I got older, I learned how to make it and would just do that every so often. I mean, it's definitely a shore thing, but I'm in the Philly burbs and it's a year round thing as well. Most gift shops and candy stores sell it and it's definitely on every cookie platter around the holidays.
Also, I'm really intrigued about the Carrot Fudge that katfco mentioned, so hopefully she comes back and posts that recipe
It's so funny bc I am trying to remember fudge at the holidays and we never had it and if it was well made I would have been all over it, although I am blasphemous and prefer vanilla fudge. We were a big torrone family (which is hard to find esp. outside of the holidays ETA: torrone is def a white people thing) and that was always the candy of choice added to the cookie tray
I can't think of a specific local fudge shop, but yes, fudge exists in the Bronx. I mean, it's not "a thing" in the way that pizza or pastrami sandwiches are, you can't pick some up in every neighborhood deli the way you can a black and white cookie, but yeah, if you look for it you can definitely get fudge in the Bronx. It kind of blows my mind that people think a fairly basic American food can't be found in NYC.
I mean, the whole basis for this thread is kind of ridiculous. ONE guy from a city of 8 million people had never had fudge. You can’t draw any conclusions from that!
But I quoted you mainly because you mention black and white cookies. Those things are awesome.
Well, he made it sound like it wasn’t a thing at all in the Bronx. And then other people chimed in.
I didnt believe it so I posed the question here, a place with a wide variety of people.
So the answer is just that John has been living under a rock.
I'm in the midwest and fudge is generally in tourist places or at fairs/festivals.
I'm not a fan because of the texture, it's all too gritty for me.
Properly prepared fudge should not be gritty.
My mom used to make the best fudge. But now that she's gotten older, she keeps trying these "simple" fudge recipes and they just aren't the same and some are just horrible. DH is away this weekend so maybe I'll try my hand at her recipe
I always thought of fudge as being one of the easiest things to make. Then I had to make some in a pinch and didn’t have sweetened condensed milk, which all of my “quick/easy” family recipes use, so used this recipe instead www.hersheys.com/kitchens/en_us/recipes/hersheys-rich-cocoa-fudge.html It’s a lot more complicated, but comes out So Different! Melts in your mouth!
I grew up with a gift store in town that sold fudge so I would always save up a dollar or two to get some each week. Once I got older, I learned how to make it and would just do that every so often. I mean, it's definitely a shore thing, but I'm in the Philly burbs and it's a year round thing as well. Most gift shops and candy stores sell it and it's definitely on every cookie platter around the holidays.
Also, I'm really intrigued about the Carrot Fudge that katfco mentioned, so hopefully she comes back and posts that recipe
I will as soon as I get home! It’s a fascinating old book. It even tells how to pluck a chicken.
I grew up with a gift store in town that sold fudge so I would always save up a dollar or two to get some each week. Once I got older, I learned how to make it and would just do that every so often. I mean, it's definitely a shore thing, but I'm in the Philly burbs and it's a year round thing as well. Most gift shops and candy stores sell it and it's definitely on every cookie platter around the holidays.
Also, I'm really intrigued about the Carrot Fudge that katfco mentioned, so hopefully she comes back and posts that recipe
I will as soon as I get home! It’s a fascinating old book. It even tells how to pluck a chicken.
Old cookbooks are my new obsession. I'm always on the lookout for them at yard sales. They always have the best recipes. Some of the ingredients can be hard to find, so I have a lot of random items in my pantry LOL
I will definitely make the Fudge recipe when you post it, next month probably when I have 5 minutes to myself, and will report back for sure!
I love fudge but I dislike vacation store fudge. My grandma’s was the best and it wasn’t soft... more like sturdy and crumbly when you bite into it. I would kill for that recipe.
yes! Fudge needs to be like this to be good to me. It is kind of crumbly, but holds its shape, and melts in your mouth. My grandma made maple fudge like this and it was the best. I don’t love the soft, squishy fudge.
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In terms of where to find it, it always seems to be available in traditional resort areas although I can get it at the local Amish Farmers Market- dark chocolate with salted caramel is pretty awesome.
I do know there was a time- pre-TV- when making fudge was an accepted pastime for young ladies much like playing the piano. Popping corn, roasting nuts and making ice cream were other food/social activities.
Smuggling a hot plate into one's dorm room or room in a boarding house was generally the means for producing this treat. There used to be such a thing as hot plate cookbooks- my mother's much older sisters all make fudge and weird old fashioned entrees like shrimp wiggle and chicken ala king from these cookbooks. My late MIL, who lived in a boarding house when she first started teaching- it was unseemly for a young woman to live alone in a strange town- could also whip up a mean fudge.