History of the American Female and Fudge
Fudge is a beloved American sweet that had a rich history in women’s colleges, particularly with the Seven Sisters.
Edited by Willcox and Harriet Adsit Professor of Russian at Williams College Darra Goldstein, The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets offers collective knowledge of 265 expert contributors, from food historians to chemists, restaurateurs to cookbook writers, neuroscientists to pastry chefs. The Companion takes readers around the globe and throughout time, affording glimpses deep into the brain as well as stratospheric flights into the world of sugar-crafted fantasies. More than just a compendium of pastries, candies, ices, preserves, and confections, this reference work reveals how the human proclivity for sweet has brought richness to our language, our art, and, of course, our gastronomy. In nearly 600 entries, beginning with à la mode and ending with the Italian trifle known as zuppa inglese, the Companion traces sugar's journey from a rare luxury to a ubiquitous commodity.
Darra Goldstein is the Willcox and Harriet Adsit Professor of Russian at Williams College, having earned her Ph.D. in Slavic Languages and Literatures from Stanford University. She combines her love of literature with a passion for food studies, a field she helped pioneer by founding Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture, which has been called a culinary New Yorker for its incorporation of photography, poetry, and art alongside thoughtful articles on all aspects of the foods we eat. She serves as the Series Editor for California Studies in Food and Culture (UCAL Press) and the Food Editor for Russian Life magazine. Goldstein is also a prolific author who has written or edited thirteen books, including four award-winning cookbooks.
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What Does Nutty Fudge Day Have To Do With Your Business?
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Each year on May 12th, National Nutty Fudge Day tempts you to indulge in smooth chocolate fudge filled with crunchy nuts.
In 1886 a letter was found, written by Emelyn Bettersby Hartridge, a student at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, referring to fudge that her cousin had made, in Baltimore Maryland, selling it for 40 cents per pound. Hartridge was able to obtain the recipe and in 1888, she made 30 pounds of fudge for the Vassar College Senior Auction.
In the late 19th century, some shops on Mackinac Island, Michigan, began to produce similar products as the Vassar College fudge and sold it to summer vacationers. Fudge is still made in some of the original shops there today.
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Fudge
Fudge is a type of Western confectionery, which is usually soft, sweet, and rich. It is made by mixing sugar, butter, and milk, heating it to the soft-ball stage at 240 °F (116 °C), and then beating the mixture while it cools so that it acquires a smooth, creamy consistency. The product is sold in a variety of flavors, and fruits and nuts, as well as candies which are sometimes added.
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Happy National Fudge Day | Granny's Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe
Happy National Fudge Day! I sure hope you have a sweet tooth! Today, Kevin shares his grandmother's recipe for peanut butter fudge. Share your fudge photos with the hashtag #FudgeDay on social media.
Fudge originated in the United States in the late 19th century. Recipe were printed in many magazines, newspapers and advertisements during the 1880s. Its popularity was partly because of the decreasing cost of refined sugar, and partly because of the ability to make it without any special equipment. It's inexpensive, unrefined qualities made it popular among people looking for a candy alternative that fell between expensive, fancy candy, and the cheapest sweets.
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Chocolate is probably the most well-known flavor of fudge, simply because chocolate is so universally beloved. Besides chocolate, and its variations like chocolate walnut and chocolate cherry, they make hundreds of different flavors. From pumpkin spice, gingerbread, vanilla, and coconut, there's a flavor for everyone.
Maybe because of it's closeness to candy, people think that fudge is difficult to make, but that may stem from the fact that originally, it had to be made in a wood-fired oven and without the help of high-temperature candy thermometers.
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It was in the 1880s that the Murdick family on Mackinac Island, Michigan, that started the very first candy store. Their fudge is still a travel destination for people all over the world. During the great depression, their business had slowed, so they used fans to blow the sweet smell of fudge throughout the community, and that may be why they are still in business today.
Fudge making was popular at women's colleges, too. A student a Vassar College claimed to have introduced it in 1888 by selling her own 30 pound batch. The diary of another student maintains making fudge in1892. A recipe was printed in the New York Sun newspaper in 1895.
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Unlike seasonal desserts, fudge can be made all year long, flavored differently for each holiday. And did you know that fudge freezes fabulously? That's right! That means you can make a big batch, package it in portions, and take it out whenever you are craving something sweet.
00:00 Intro
00:15 Kevin shares his recipe for Peanut Butter Fudge
00:25 Why we like fudge
00:52 Popular flavors
01:12 It's easy to make
01:40 Did you know?
02:29 Back to the recipe
02:57 Fudge around the world
03:23 A year long tradition
03:41 OH NO!
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National Peanut Butter Fudge Day is celebrated on November 20th
National Peanut Butter Fudge Day on November 20 is when we try our hands at making a delicious batch of fudge. There is a wide range of viable peanut butter fudge recipes to be found on the internet and elsewhere, but what they all have in common is a quick prep time (a matter of minutes, in some cases), and a short list of simple ingredients that most of us probably already have in our kitchens. As a bonus, peanut butter fudge is much easier to make than chocolate fudge, because it doesn’t involve melting the chocolate to a specific temperature measured by a special thermometer.
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Fudge itself has been around since the 1880s. The widely held belief is that fudge was ‘invented’ when a European pastry chef’s preparation of a batch of caramel went awry, eliciting the exclamation of the euphemism, “Oh, fudge!” The name stuck. Some versions of the story even have the sticky batch being spilled on the floor and picked back up to minimize waste. What the fudge? In any case, peanut butter fudge is a favorite flavor for many, and the week before Thanksgiving is the perfect time to whip up a batch.
It was the National Peanut Board that first established November 20 as National Peanut Butter Fudge Day. The organization’s chairman, Bob White, said in 2015, “I’m not certain anyone knows for sure why Americans have named so many days or months for U.S.A.-grown peanuts and peanut butter. But it doesn’t surprise me that America’s favorite nut is top of mind all year long.” We can’t help but agree.
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