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Produce => Recipes => Topic started by: Daisy_Jane on October 24, 2006, 14:02:56

Title: Fudge
Post by: Daisy_Jane on October 24, 2006, 14:02:56
I know it is a bit on the early side .... but I am after the perfect fudge recipe for Christmas. I plan to make my own to give to some friends, obviously a lot of research and testing needs to be done to find the most yummy, melt in the mouth recipe  ;D

Anyone got a favourite recipe they don't mind sharing?
Title: Re: Fudge
Post by: Moggle on October 24, 2006, 14:40:30
OH makes the most divine stuff with brown sugar - will have a look for recipe and post it for you.
Title: Re: Fudge
Post by: tim on October 24, 2006, 15:54:58
Do a bit of homework first?

http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF8/871.html
Title: Re: Fudge
Post by: Daisy_Jane on October 24, 2006, 17:09:05
Gosh, thanks Tim :o I am just about to hand in a Human Nutrition assignment and I need an antidote to all the science and healthy eating I've been studying.

Incidentally, we had to describe our diet for a typical day, calculate the amount of each type of food eaten and suggest ways of altering the diet to make it comply with the 'Balance of Good Health.' I managed to eat almost twice the daily recommended amount of fruit and veg due to the glut we were having at the lottie  ;D

Bring on the sugar!! (Assignment due in this week, I'm sure it'll pass)/
Title: Re: Fudge
Post by: tim on October 24, 2006, 19:04:24
There are SO many recipes - but we stick to this one.

Title: Re: Fudge
Post by: Daisy_Jane on October 25, 2006, 17:15:16
Thanks very much Tim, the recipe looks spot on! Gives me an excuse to buy some rum as well...

I'll let you know how the testing goes - I imagine it will take a few batches to perfect it  ;D

Title: Re: Fudge
Post by: tim on October 25, 2006, 18:38:05
A digital thermometer helps!!
Title: Re: Fudge
Post by: jennym on October 25, 2006, 21:25:25
Quote from: tim on October 25, 2006, 18:38:05
A digital thermometer helps!!

Any views on a good one? I've tried a few, but not expensive ones and haven't been happy with what I've had and have managed to break/ruin them.
If you, Tim, or anyone has any info on reliable good quality digital thermometers that will withstand a lot of hard use, steam etc, I would be very grateful to hear it.
Title: Re: Fudge
Post by: tim on October 26, 2006, 09:30:16
I can only speak for mine, Jenny - Mastrad. Does everything - including Alarm. I never cook or defrost a joint without it. And great for defrosting through to cooking in the bottom oven. Had it for years - No2 Daughter has one too.
Otherwise, Nisbets have a good range, & their 'techies' will advise.

Make sure it'll do solids & liquids?
Title: Re: Fudge
Post by: jennym on October 26, 2006, 23:47:10
Thanks for that Tim, have emailed Mastrad, and the Nisbet site looks good.  :)
Title: Re: Fudge
Post by: tricia on October 27, 2006, 00:32:25
What about this one Jenny?

http://www.cateringdirectlimited.co.uk/showwindow.php?id=96590

I've been googling for ages, but finally came up with this one, which looks similar to Tim's, at:

http://www.cateringdirectlimited.co.uk/product.php?id=96590

Would you give it the thumb's up Tim? I couldn't get anywhere with the complicated Mastrad website and couldn't find the Nesbit URL either.

Tricia
Title: Re: Fudge
Post by: tim on October 27, 2006, 11:08:20
Don't know.

I was going to offer Mastrad's UK agent's tel but saw this - might be discontinued? http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/customer-reviews/B00008S0UI/ref=cm_rev_sort/202-9228500-3303837?customer-reviews.sort_by=-SubmissionDate&s=kitchen&x=7&y=5

The one thing with their thermo is that it auto sets the correct temp for the thing you're cooking & what degree of cookedness. Saves you having to look it up each time.

I'll check their tel anyway.
Title: Re: Fudge
Post by: tim on October 27, 2006, 18:30:35
http://www.kitchenknivesdirect.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?ACTINIC_REFERRER=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2ekitchenknivesdirect%2eco%2euk%2facatalog%2fsearch%2ehtml&REFPAGE=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2ekitchenknivesdirect%2eco%2euk%2facatalog%2fcatalogbody%2ehtml&WD=mastrad%20thermo%20sensor%203085&SHOP=%20&PREVQUERY=SS%3d3085%2bMastrad%2bThermo%2dSensor%2b%26ACTION%3dGo%2521%26PR%3d%2d1%26TB%3dA%26SHOP%3d%20&PN=Microplane%2ehtml%23a593#a593
Title: Re: Fudge
Post by: tricia on October 28, 2006, 00:04:12
Thanks Tim - the other one was purely for the oven.

Tricia