Random fudge!

[BOS_LHR 829]

My husband loves the crumbly fudge he gets at home, and I want to give him as much "home" as I can when he moves here, so today I tried my hand at making a batch. I've never made regular fudge before, but this came out just right! I'm ridiculously pleased, haha. Is the crumbly texture for fudge common across the UK? I'd never seen it in the US before, but I'll be bringing this into work tomorrow so my coworkers can enjoy my first practice run

Edited July 9, 2013 by BOS_LHR

[davenella 21]

My husband loves the crumbly fudge he gets at home, and I want to give him as much "home" as I can when he moves here, so today I tried my hand at making a batch. I've never made regular fudge before, but this came out just right! I'm ridiculously pleased, haha. Is the crumbly texture for fudge common across the UK? I'd never seen it in the US before, but I'll be bringing this into work tomorrow so my coworkers can enjoy my first practice run

That looks amazing.mi have never heard of that. You should give us the recipe

[Pooky 3,809]

My husband loves the crumbly fudge he gets at home, and I want to give him as much "home" as I can when he moves here, so today I tried my hand at making a batch. I've never made regular fudge before, but this came out just right! I'm ridiculously pleased, haha. Is the crumbly texture for fudge common across the UK? I'd never seen it in the US before, but I'll be bringing this into work tomorrow so my coworkers can enjoy my first practice run

To answer the question - yes, it is.

Now quit posting pictures, you're making me drool.

[lost_at_sea 995]

Oh yeah. That's common. Plus, you can get it in lots and lots of different flavours. I actually prefer mine slightly more soft than completely crumbly, but again, there's loads of variance there too.

I'm from Cornwall, and most of the local sweet shops would do a dozen different types (google "Cornish Fudge").

You can make it at home if you can get some good cream for the base. Clotted cream is best for a good rich fudge, but clotted cream is also somewhat hard to get in the UK (this is my favourite brand, again, local to my original UK area): http://www.roddas.co.uk/recipes/clotted-cream-fudge

[BOS_LHR 829]

I'll take drooling as a sign I made it right!

The recipe is exceedingly simple: http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/513459

This is a basic vanilla fudge, but now I'm eager to try out some different flavors. I LOVE clotted cream fudge, but it's impossible to get proper clotted cream here I did find some but it was nothing like what I had in the UK. My husband also turned up his nose at the glass jar it came in It's hard to get perishable imports, but I might keep trying in the case of clotted cream. I know he'll miss cream teas a lot too!

[lost_at_sea 995]

I'll take drooling as a sign I made it right!

The recipe is exceedingly simple: http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/513459

This is a basic vanilla fudge, but now I'm eager to try out some different flavors. I LOVE clotted cream fudge, but it's impossible to get proper clotted cream here I did find some but it was nothing like what I had in the UK. My husband also turned up his nose at the glass jar it came in It's hard to get perishable imports, but I might keep trying in the case of clotted cream. I know he'll miss cream teas a lot too!

If you can get full fat milk, you could also try making your own clotted cream.

[BOS_LHR 829]

I thought I saw a recipe for that floating around here somewhere! I think it'll still be a bit different, since the dairy from his area is just richer than what I would come by in a regular shop here. He's always disturbed by the shelf life on our ultra-processed milk. But I've looked into some local dairies that do home delivery, and maybe their milk could come close It's worth a try!

[Hotter Otter 1,211]

There is nothing better in life than fresh crumbly fudge. Fact.

[Pooky 3,809]

There is nothing better in life than fresh crumbly fudge. Fact.

I cannot agree

Then again, I am a chocoholic.

[BOS_LHR 829]

Chocolate is my weakness too, but fudge is a nice treat to be able to make at home It's just one of the items on my "learn to do" list. Homemade bread and curry are on there too! It'll help keep me busy and out of trouble while I wait for NOA2, anyway