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Why didn't our fudge set up?



 
 
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Old 19-12-2006, 04:03 PM posted to rec.food.baking
Mitch
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Default Why didn't our fudge set up?

My wife made this fudge recipe:
http://tinyurl.com/ym8g45

It never set up...it's just a pan of delicious goo.

Why is this?
Temperature-wise, we used a digital thermometer and did everything
according to the recipe.

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Old 20-12-2006, 01:00 AM posted to rec.food.baking
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Default Why didn't our fudge set up?


Mitch wrote:
My wife made this fudge recipe:
http://tinyurl.com/ym8g45

It never set up...it's just a pan of delicious goo.

Why is this?
Temperature-wise, we used a digital thermometer and did everything
according to the recipe.


Was it raining or damp when she made it? You can't make candy on a wet
day. It won't set up.

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Old 20-12-2006, 02:41 AM posted to rec.food.baking
Ward Abbott
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Default Why didn't our fudge set up?

On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:03:31 GMT, Mitch Mitch@... wrote:

My wife made this fudge recipe:


Mitch...just because it was on FoodTV...really doesn't mean a
thing......yes, they screw up too.

My advise.....when life gives you lemons...you make lemonade.

When you have runny chocolate....you package it in sterilized jars and
give it away as a yummy chocolate Christmas sauce.

Or....you heat it in a microwave for 30 seconds and eat it all
yourself....delicious on vanilla ice cream or pecan pie....or on
Napoleon...or bread pudding...or croissants...or you get the idea.


The Fine Art of Cooking involves personal choice.
Many preferences, ingredients, and procedures
may not be consistent with what you know to be true.

As with any recipe, you may find your personal
intervention will be necessary. Bon Appetit!

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Old 20-12-2006, 07:47 AM posted to rec.food.baking
Chembake
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Default Why didn't our fudge set up?


Undercooked most likely...

Mitch wrote:
My wife made this fudge recipe:
http://tinyurl.com/ym8g45

It never set up...it's just a pan of delicious goo.

Why is this?
Temperature-wise, we used a digital thermometer and did everything
according to the recipe.


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Old 20-12-2006, 02:43 PM posted to rec.food.baking
Mitch
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Default Why didn't our fudge set up?


My guess is that you should have used the "soft ball" test,
and not relied on the thermometer.


Thanks, we'll give it another try.
I think I'll call my mom and get her recipe.
Her fudge is the firm type (the kind that gets dry and crumbly if you
don't eat it within 5 days or so). That's what I grew up with and I
prefer it to the soft stuff.

I did some Googling and found that some people roll their failed fudge
into truffles, but ours won't even stand up...just turns into a
puddle.

Tastes great, though!
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Old 26-12-2006, 02:53 AM posted to rec.food.baking
dizzi
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Default Why didn't our fudge set up?

If you go to that page and click on 'Reviews' you will find other people
that had the same problem with the recipe and what they did about it.
dizzi


"Mitch" Mitch@... wrote in message
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My wife made this fudge recipe:
http://tinyurl.com/ym8g45

It never set up...it's just a pan of delicious goo.

Why is this?
Temperature-wise, we used a digital thermometer and did everything
according to the recipe.



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Old 27-02-2007, 10:10 PM posted to rec.food.baking
Pami
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Default Why didn't our fudge set up?

Sounds to be that you didn't allow it to come to that boiling stage...not
just bubbles but an actual boil and the recipe I use calls for it to come to
a boil and then simmer and keep stirring it ....I use the recipe on the
Marshmallow Fluff....it has never let me down.
Pami


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Old 28-02-2007, 05:43 AM posted to rec.food.baking
isw
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Default Why didn't our fudge set up?

In article ,
Mitch Mitch@... wrote:

My wife made this fudge recipe:
http://tinyurl.com/ym8g45

It never set up...it's just a pan of delicious goo.

Why is this?
Temperature-wise, we used a digital thermometer and did everything
according to the recipe.


Was it raining or otherwise unusually more damp than usual?

If it's REAL(tm) fudge, that'll do it.

Isaac
 




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