"DJS0302" > wrote in message
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> Do things like homemade fudge or divinity ever go bad? I know the quality
can
> deteriorate but do they actually spoil? We always make a lot of candy
around
> the holidays but apparently we made too much and didn't put it all out
last
> year. I was cleaning out the closet and found a sealed tupperware bowl
that I
> had been missing full of fudge. It was still soft and it smelled okay but
I
> was wondering if was still safe to eat. It's a cooked fudge made with
sugar,
> butter, marshmallows, evaporated milk, chocolate chips, and nuts.

It is probably safe to eat but the fat would most likely have gone rancid.
Rancid fat is implicated in heart disease. Therefore, even if it wasn't
toxic from bacteria, it might not taste very good and it might be unhealthy.