Fudge

What is fudge? This is a form of confectionery made from a heated mixture of butter, milk and sugar at a degree of 116 °C, it is then cooled and moulded. Other ingredients can be blended into the mixture to give an assortment of taste, flavour, as well as colour. Common examples are chocolate, maple syrup, cream, rum & raisins, vanilla and even Jack Daniel's Whiskey..

In Canada and the United States, hot fudge is usually taken to mean chocolate smeared on top of ice cream. It has nothing to do with the ordinary fudge enjoyed in the UK.

Fudge dates back over 100 years and was formulated by Emelyn Battersby Hartridge, whilst studying at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. Word of this wonderful new recipe quickly spread through other women’s colleges and soon became a popular addition to the world of confectionery.