Candy Recipes
Lime Fudge
Ingredients
- 1 small box lime gelatin
- 3 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/4 cup butter
- Green food color paste, as desired
- 1/2 cup green maraschino cherries, chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
Instructions
- Combine gelatin, sugar, baking soda and milk in a heavy 3 quart saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Continue cooking over medium heat, without stirring, to a soft ball stage.
- Remove from heat.
- Add butter and food color paste, if desired.
- Cool until mixture is lukewarm.
- Beat until mixture loses its gloss.
- Quickly stir in cherries and walnuts.
- Pour into 8 inch square pan.
- When firm, spread or drizzle melted chocolate over the top.
- Cut into squares.