Oh Fudge!: A Celebration of America's Favorite CandyThis entertaining book tells all about fudge, starting with the introduction of sugar to the Chinese in the 7th century, to the birth of fudge, to today's retail fudge shops. 297 mouth-watering, easy-to-follow recipes make this a definitive book on the national candy. |
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User Review - MarthaJeanne - LibraryThingThe only thing saving me right now from going and making several batches of fudge (which I shouldn't eat) is the fact that it is very hot and humid right now. Having said that, I wish I could save the ... Read full review
Oh, fudge!: a celebration of America's favorite candy
User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictA candy-lover's dream, this is a collection of dozens of mouth-watering recipes for fudge and related sweets like caramels, nougats, and marshmallows. Every type of fudge imaginable is here, along ... Read full review
Contents
Preface | ix |
IOUs | xi |
The History and Lore of Fudge | 1 |
The Selling of Fudge | 17 |
Ten Steps to Making NoFail Fudge at Home | 29 |
Basic Fudge Recipes | 59 |
Exceptional Exceptions | 97 |
Exotic Pudges | 117 |
Something to Chew On Caramel | 177 |
Divine Divinities Nutty Nougats and MmmmmmMarshmallows | 197 |
Fudge Failures and How to Fix Them | 223 |
Mishmash | 239 |
Chronology of Historic Fudges | 251 |
Where to Go or Send for Fudge | 281 |
Recipe Checklist | 289 |
Testing and Temperatures | 291 |
Common terms and phrases
adding allow Approximately baking ball basic batch bath beating become begins boil bottom bowl bring brown sugar candy caramel chewy chips chocolate chopped clean coconut cold color container cook cool corn syrup cream crystals dipped DISSOLVE divinity double drops extract flavors Follow fondant food processor formed frosting fudge give granulated greased half hand heat heavy hot water ice water ice-cold Increase ingredients Introduce lemon light lighter marshmallow measure melted method microwave milk minutes mixer mixture necessary nougat nuts optional ounces peanut butter pecans pieces possible pound PREPARE prewarmed thermometer recipe refrigerator Remove roll room temperature salt saucepan seconds seed sides sink soft spoon squares stage STEP 9 stick stirring STORE sugar tablespoons taste teaspoon teaspoon vanilla temperature thickens unsweetened chocolate vanilla white sugar wooden YIELD
Bibliographic information
| Title | Oh Fudge!: A Celebration of America's Favorite Candy |
| Author | Lee Edwards Benning |
| Edition | reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1993 |
| ISBN | 0805025464, 9780805025460 |
| Length | 320 pages |
| Subjects | › › › Cooking / Courses & Dishes / Confectionery Cooking / Courses & Dishes / Desserts Cooking / Regional & Ethnic / American / General |
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