Candy Recipes
Milk Fudge
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 3 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 8 tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Put milk into a heavy saucepan. Stirring all the time, add sugar and butter, and heat the mixture slowly until the sugar dissolves and the butter melts. Bring the mixture to a boil and cover the pan with a lid. Boil it for 2 minutes and then uncover it.
- Clip a candy thermometer to the side of the saucepan. Without stirring, boil the mixture steadily for 10 to 15 minutes, or until it reaches the soft-ball stage.
- Remove the mixture from the heat, dip the base of the pan briefly in old water, stir in the vanilla extract and let the fudge cool until it is lukewarm.
- Beat fudge until it loses its glossy appearance and is thick and creamy.
- Pour fudge into a greased 8 inch square pan.
- Let the fudge cool completely before marking it into 1 inch squares with a sharp knife.
Notes
This recipe can be varied by adding 1/2 cup chopped dried fruit, chopped nuts, a mixture of fruit and nuts, 3 tablespoons grated fresh coconut, or 4 ounces grated chocolate to the mixture just before it is poured out to cool. Vanilla sugar can be used instead of the plain granulated sugar and the vanilla extract.