{"id":4055,"date":"2026-04-22T23:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T23:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=4055"},"modified":"2026-04-22T23:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T23:45:00","slug":"old-fashioned-fudge-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/old-fashioned-fudge-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Old-Fashioned Fudge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Old-Fashioned Fudge Don\u2019t Lose This!<\/h2>\n<h3>Ingredients:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>4 tablespoons Hershey\u2019s cocoa<\/li>\n<li>1 stick salted butter (\u00bd cup)<\/li>\n<li>1 (5 oz) can Carnation evaporated milk<\/li>\n<li>2 cups granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of salt<\/li>\n<li>Optional: chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Prepare your pan<\/strong><br \/>\nLightly butter or line an 8&#215;8 inch pan with parchment paper so the fudge comes out easily later.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook the base mixture<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>cocoa<\/li>\n<li>sugar<\/li>\n<li>evaporated milk<\/li>\n<li>butter<\/li>\n<li>pinch of salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stir constantly so it doesn\u2019t burn.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bring to a boil<\/strong><br \/>\nOnce it starts bubbling, keep stirring and let it boil for about <strong>4\u20135 minutes<\/strong>.<br \/>\n(It should look smooth, thick, and glossy.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remove from heat<\/strong><br \/>\nTake the pan off the stove and quickly stir in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>nuts (if using)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pour and set<\/strong><br \/>\nImmediately pour into your prepared pan. Spread evenly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cool completely<\/strong><br \/>\nLet it sit at room temperature until firm (about 2\u20134 hours), or refrigerate to speed it up.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cut &amp; enjoy<\/strong><br \/>\nSlice into small squares\u2014this fudge is rich and sweet!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Old-Fashioned Fudge Don\u2019t Lose This! Ingredients: 4 tablespoons Hershey\u2019s cocoa 1 stick salted butter (\u00bd cup) 1 (5 oz) can&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4056,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4055"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4055\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4057,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4055\/revisions\/4057"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}