Your best bet would have been to keep the boil at a minimum and to stir often, but as I was involved with my creme I didn't notice until it had already gone over. If you have a boilover, as shown below, it's because you are trying to boil it too quickly and not stirring. How do I avoid and what should I do if I have a "boil over"? Walnuts or Pecans - OPTIONAL - but if you use them, make sure they are TOASTED nuts.Imitation vanilla is just that, chemicals made to taste like vanilla Pure Vanilla Extract - The is no substitute for pure vanilla.Sweet Dark Chocolate - usually around 35% cocao.Semi-Sweet Chocolate - Also known as bittersweet chocolate - shoot for something that is 60%+ cocao.Best if you use the full-fat kind, but 2% will work Unsalted butter - If you use salted butter eliminates the pinch of salt in the recipe.Pure cane granulated sugar - a whopping 4 ½ cups worth.The ingredients needed to make this rich chocolaty fudge And remember to always always toast your nuts. Nana B, being from Ohio, always used walnuts. The original recipe calls for pecans, that's so south.The more cacao in it, the smoother, richer, flavorful it will taste. So please, use the BEST chocolate that you can buy. Not my fav, but I'm not the one eating it right? Regardless of whether you decide to use milk or dark chocolate, remember this - Fudge is about the chocolate. So if you don't like only dark chocolates, feel free to substitute milk chocolate for the sweet dark. ![]() Although there were a few batches made with semi-sweet and milk chocolate. The removal of the words "sweet German chocolate" to just be "sweet dark chocolate".The addition of vanilla extract - way to go Nana B!.The only differences I can see are: How this fudge recipe is different I'm fairly sure, although not positive, that at some time during the holidays someone interviewed her and asked her what she likes to give out for the holidays, and she gave them this recipe.more or less. Ike was well-liked as a president, and Mamie, as the first lady had her duties as well within the administration, although unlike in today's world, it was much more "domestically" defined. I'm sure this came to be as it was probably the fudge recipe in every newspaper or magazine during the time of the Eisenhower administration in the '50s. Now it seems that, as I come to find out, Nana B's fudge was/is very close to the same recipe that is Mamie Eisenhower's Fudge. What was the inspiration for this easy marshmallow creme fudge? She made a darn fine fudge that everyone looked forward to receiving during the holidays. Anything to give the food some flavor.īut she could make this fudge. It was said that BB's dad always had a shaker of Lawry's Seasoned Salt at hand. ![]() Until she met and married BB's granddad, who was in the Navy and who expected a wife to cook. Nana B was raised in a house with servants, including cooks. ![]() While she was always a joy to be around, And like me, she only inherited the last name of Baker, she wasn't a baker either. Gracious to a fault, she played golf each Friday with her girlfriends well into her late 70's and smoked Camel non-filters. The making of - Nana B's Fudge Why you should make this recipe Nana B's 1950's Fudge on an antique sleigh. This fudge makes a great gift for the holidays. Using marshmallow creme creates an easy, almost fail-proof, smooth, rich fudge recipe. This recipe for Homemade Fudge using Marshmallow Creme was our beloved "Nana B's Fudge.
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