INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

*Note: Evaporated milk may be substituted for the whipping cream if
desired. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan; set aside. In a heavy 4-quart
saucepan, combine milk, water, corn syrup, butter, sugar and salt. Place
over medium-high heat and stir with a wooden spoon until mixture comes to a
boil. Clip on candy thermometer. Stirring constantly, cook to 238 F (115 C)
or soft-ball stage. Remove from heat. Without stirring, pour vanilla over
mixture. Leaving thermometer in the pan, cool mixture to 110 F (45 C).
Remove thermometer. Using a wooden spoon, stir mixture for several minutes
until it starts to thicken and lose its gloss. Scrape into prepared pan.
Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Cut into 1-inch squares. VARIATIONS
Cherry Fudge - Cut 32 candied cherries in half. Mark fudge into 1-inch
pieces. While fudge is still warm, place 1 cherry half on top of each
piece. Nut Fudge - Stir in 1 cup walnuts, pecans or peanuts before pouring
into pan. Cherry Nut Fudge - Stir in 1/2 cup chopped candied cherries and
1/2 cup unsalted nuts before pouring into pan. Coconut Fudge ~ Stir in 3/4
cup coconut before pouring into pan. Pineapple-Coconut Fudge ~ Stir in 1/3
cup chopped candied pineapple, 1/2 teaspoon pineapple extract and 1/2 cup
coconut before pouring into pan. Lemon or Orange Fudge ~ Stir in 1 teaspoon
lemon or orange extract and 4 drops of food coloring before pouring into
pan. Shared by ELLIE COLLIN, Prodigy ID# CMKD93F.
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