English crumbly fudge

[Velma]

I feel like with my sister that we have been blanketing the internet with this question but we aren't making much progress! I don't know if anybody has ever had English crumbly fudge and it is sort of hard to describe. It is roughly like boiled frosting that cooked too long and set up but that doesn't really do it justice. I am wondering if anybody has ever made English fudge and if they have a recipe they would be willing to share

[pax]

This is out of my late mother-in-law's recipe box. It was very good. She was born and bred in East Sussex.

1 lb sugar

1/4 pint water

1 tin condensed milk

2 oz butter

20 oz nuts

Place sugar and water in a pan and heat gently to dissolve. Add condensed milk and butter and bring to a boil, until it reaches the soft ball stage. Remove from heat and add nuts. Beat until mixture is creamy, then pour into a well greased tin and refridgerate until cold.

I don't do much candy making, so I've never actually made this myself. Good luck.

[Mary Elizabeth]

The blog "Cookie Madness" has a Scotish vanilla fudge recipe I have made and liked.

[Velma]

Thanks very much to both of you for responding I will report back on the results of these recipes and let you know how they turned out!

[Kerry Beal]

A little research into English crumbly fudge makes it sound like it is a penuche made with white sugar rather than brown sugar.

Here is a recipe that looks like it is similar to the brown sugar penuche recipes I have but using white sugar. I'd take it off the heat and cool it to 110º F (43º C) before starting to beat to get the smallest crystals, giving the smoothest fudge.

[cathrynapple]

1 can condensed milk

2 pounds sugar

1 tablespoon light corn syrup

3 tablespoons butter

½ pint milk

Put all ingredients in a big pot (larger than 3 quarts) and bring to boil. Boil to soft-ball stage, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until creamy. Pour into greased pan to set.

^ there's my family recipe. yum!

[Spring]

Here is a recipe from a book my mum bought from the milkman years ago in London, it was produced by the milk marketing board of england and wales

Milk Fudge

1/2 pint milk

1 3/4 granulated sugar

1/4 lb english or welsh butter (naturally)

2 tsp vanilla essence

[Yajna Patni]

It sounds like tablet. I dont have a recepie, but its like fudge that was not beaten so much so its more crmbly.

[racheld]

Does it crumble? Can it be cut into squares? Does it have a sugary feel in your mouth or crystally between your teeth?

Intriguing.

[PoppySeedBagel]

Yes you want a recipe for tablet - which is fabulous. This link explains cooking it in all its complexity:

http://scruss.com/tablet.html

I don't think I beat it enough, as it was rather too grainy, so be warned!

PSB, Surrey, England

Edited July 19, 2008 by PoppySeedBagel (log)

[Adam Balic]

Sounds just like Scottish Tablet as mentioned above.