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The Best 50 Fudge Recipes

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With a title like the `50 Best Fudge Recipes' (from the 50 best series) you can understand why my expectations were high. Unfortunately the "50 best fudge recipes" book falls well short.

Firstly the book contains no pictures. When flicking through the tiny book (it measures just 15cm x 11cm) you feel lucky that the publisher even bothered to put a picture on the cover at all. And one must ask the question is that brownies on the cover or fudge?
More importantly for the novice fudge-maker is that the book provides only two minuscule pages on the `simple success to fudge making' and then dives right into the recipes. It's clear that this book isn't for beginners as they would definitely struggle to produce a good batch of fudge with such limited know-how provided.

The recipes themselves are more like a quickly compiled collection - a collection which lacks clarity and soul. For example one must ask whether the "no-cook peanut butter fudge" included is really a recipe for fudge?
Or whether the Potato Fudge included could possibly be better than notable absentees such as Peaches and Cream Fudge, Strawberry and Cream Fudge or Mango Fudge. The editor of the collection has included a brief one line introduction to each fudge recipe - and all the recipes instructions are no more than one to two paragraphs.

Overall the book is a good source of ideas, but not recipes. Fudge making is not something the novice cook can master without thoroughly tested recipes, clear and in-depth instructions and insightful tips. The book would make a good stocking filler for Christmas or item for a gift basket.

Pros: The book has some interest recipes `Cranberry Opera Fudge' and `Cherry Cream Fudge.' It also appears that 65 recipes for fudge are included not 50! The books two page index is organised alphabetical and divided into blondies, nut fudge, chocolate fudge and divinity etc.

Cons: No history is provided on fudge making or information about the different types of fudge. No tips are provided to avert failure or avoid making the same mistakes again ie what to do if your fudge is grainy. Recipe instructions are extremely vague.

Recipes included:

1. Butterscotch Fudge
2. Chocolate Coconut Fudge
3. Marshmallow Crème Fudge
4. Creamy old fashioned fudge
5. Chocolate drizzled fudge
6. Candy Store Fudge
7. Confectioner's Sugar Fudge
8. Molasses Fudge
9. Cocoa-Chocolate Fudge
10. Smooth Chocolate Fudge
11. Double Chocolate Fudge
12. Real Chocolate Fudge
13. Chocolate Cream Fudge
14. Classic Fudge
15. Honey Fudge
16. Rich Cocoa Fudge
17. Divinity Fudge
18. Penuche
19. Wonder Fudge
20. Golden Fudge
21. Cream Cheese Fudge
22. Graham Cracker Fudge
23. Rocky Road Fudge
24. Marble Fudge
25. Fruit Fudge
26. Choco-Cherry Coconut Fudge
27. Strawberry Fudge
28. Luscious Fig Fudge
29. Cherry Cream Fudge
30. Cherry Divinity Fudge
31. Cranberry Opera Fudge
32. Fudgemallow Raisin Candy
33. Cranberry Walnut White Fudge
34. White Christmas Fudge
35. Holiday Harlequin Fudge
36. Fantasy Fudge
37. Eggnog Fudge
38. Chocolate Snow Fudge
39. Christmas Light Fudge
40. Peppermint Chocolate Fudge
41. Holiday fudge
42. Pumpkin Nut Fudge
43. No Cook Peanut Butter Fudge
44. Foolproof Chocolate fudge
45. Speedy Peanut Butter Fudge
46. Milk Chocolate Fudge
47. Quick Dark Chocolate Fudge
48. Microwave Chocolate Fudge
49. Coffee Walnut Fudge
50. Pistachio Lemon Fudge
51. Brazil Nut Fudge
52. Macadamia Nut Fudge
53. Brazil Nut Fudge Slices
54. Macadamia Orange Fudge
55. Double Decker Fudge
56. Peanut Butter Fudge
57. Chocolate Peanut Fudge
58. Creamy Chocolate Pecan Fudge
59. Fudge A La Louise
60. Nutty Chocolate Mint Fudge
61. Dorchester Fudge
62. Frontier Fudge
63. Potato Fudge
64. Healthful Fudge
65. Kahlua Fudge

I had such high hopes for this book. Most of the recipes sound delicious. I am by no means a novice fudge-maker, but none of the reciped I tried from this manual turned out.

Does that really say, $407 for new? That has got to be a mistake! I am looking to buy this for my Mother who doesn't do e-readers. $407?!?!?!