h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

fudge cockaigne


1 c minus 1 T rich milk
2 c sugar
1/8 t salt
2 oz grated unsweetened bakers chocolate
2-4 T butter
1 t vanilla
1/2 - 1 c broken nut meats


bring milk to boil and remove from heat and stir in until dissolved the sugar salt and chocolate

bring to boil and then cook covered for 2 to 3 minutes until steam washes down from the sides of the pan any crystals which may have formed

uncover and reduce heat and cook without stirring to soft ball stage 238 degrees... fine overall bubbling with simultaneously a coarser pattern as though the fine bubbled areas were being pulled down for quilting into the coarser ones

remove from the heat without jostling or stirring

cool to 110 degrees... you may hasten the process by placing pot in a larger pot of colder water until bottom of fudge pan is cool

add butter

beat fudge partially

add vanilla

then beat until it begins to lose its sheen... at this point the drip from the spoon when you flip it over holds its shape against the bottom of the spoon

quickly add broken nut meats

pour into buttered pan... smooth surface and add wavy texture like you would with frosting

cut into squares before it hardens

makes 1.5 pounds of fudge

first 9-18-08 perfect except grainy... probly shudda stirred during boil before covered... and stirred just after uncovered... also used evaporated milk and some globs in it cuz dint shake afore opening cans argghh