A Fine Fudge
From The Memorial Hall cook book, 1919
Recipe by Mrs. W. R. Pugh.
Presented as published in 1919. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from The Memorial Hall cook book (1919) by Willow Grove Memorial Hall (Willow Grove, Pa.), page 57. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
A Fine Fudge One lb. each of brown and white sugar, 1 cake chocolate, xk lb. butter, 1 large can evaporated milk, pinch of cinnamon and salt, va- nilla. Nuts may be added. — Mrs. W. R. Pugh. Walnut Fudge One cup granulated sugar, 1 cup light brown sugar, 1 cup milk, 1 cup walnuts, small piece butter. Cook 5 to 10 minutes, beat until creamy and pour on buttered tins. — Mrs. John R. Howarth. Marshmallows One envelope Knox Sparkling Gelatine, 1% cups water, 2 cups granulated sugar, pinch of salt, and 1 tspn. vanilla. Soak gelatine in % of the water five minutes. Boil the remaining water and sugar until the syrup spins a thread. Add the soaked gelatine and when partially cool, add the salt and flavoring. Beat until white and thick. Dust granite pans thickly with powdered sugar, and pour the mix- ture into a depth of 6 inches. Cool, turn on board, cut in squares, and roll in sugar. Nuts, dates, chocolate or cocoanut may be added. This recipe makes about 100. — Mrs. W. R. Pugh. Peanut Brittle One cup sugar, 1 cup of any kind of crushed nuts, a piece of but- ter the size of a walnut. Put sugar over a slow fire, let melt only, then stir in the butter, then the nuts. Take from the fire, and put on buttered tins to cool. — Mrs. F. L. Miller. Peppermint Creams Put over fire 2 cups sugar, % cup boiling water and when boiling rapidly put in % of tspn. cream of tartar. When the syrup strings, take from the fire and add 1 tspn. of peppermint and beat until it begins to grain. Drop quickly on waxed paper or buttered paper. — Mrs. George W. Hellings. Sea Foam One lb. brown sugar,
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