{"id":970,"date":"2026-01-19T22:55:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T22:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=970"},"modified":"2026-01-19T22:55:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T22:55:28","slug":"old-fashioned-fudge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/19\/old-fashioned-fudge\/","title":{"rendered":"Old-Fashioned Fudge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Old-Fashioned Fudge<\/h2>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup whole milk<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup unsalted butter<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of salt<\/li>\n<li>1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans) \u2013 optional<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Prepare the pan<\/strong><br \/>\nLightly butter an 8\u00d78-inch square pan and set aside.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook the sugar mixture<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a heavy saucepan over <strong>medium heat<\/strong>, combine sugar and milk.<br \/>\nStir constantly until the sugar dissolves and the mixture comes to a boil.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Boil<\/strong><br \/>\nStop stirring and let it boil for <strong>5\u20137 minutes<\/strong>, until it reaches <strong>soft-ball stage<\/strong> (about 234\u2013238\u00b0F \/ 112\u2013114\u00b0C).<br \/>\n<em>(If you don\u2019t have a thermometer: a drop in cold water should form a soft ball.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Add butter &amp; vanilla<\/strong><br \/>\nRemove from heat. Add butter, vanilla, and salt.<br \/>\n<strong>Do not stir<\/strong>\u2014let it cool for about <strong>5 minutes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Beat the fudge<\/strong><br \/>\nBeat vigorously with a wooden spoon until the fudge thickens and loses its shine.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add nuts (optional)<\/strong><br \/>\nFold in chopped nuts if using.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Set<\/strong><br \/>\nPour into prepared pan, smooth the top, and let cool completely.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cut &amp; serve<\/strong><br \/>\nOnce firm, cut into squares and enjoy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t rush the boiling step\u2014this is key to perfect texture.<\/li>\n<li>Over-beating can make fudge crumbly, so stop once it thickens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Old-Fashioned Fudge Ingredients 2 cups granulated sugar \u00bd cup whole milk \u00bd cup unsalted butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Pinch&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-970","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\/970","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=970"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":972,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/970\/revisions\/972"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}