Oh Fudge!: A Celebration of America's Favorite Candy (Paperback)

by Lee Edwards Benning (Author) "Oh, fudge! or should I say, "Ah, fudge"?..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal
A candy-lover's dream, this is a collection of dozens of mouth-watering recipes for fudge and related sweets like caramels, nougats, and marshmallows. Every type of fudge imaginable is here, along with history, sources, and a section on how to rescue "failed" fudge. For most collections. BOMC and Better Homes & Gardens Book Club selections.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"This book goes from history and basics to enough fudge recipes to last a lifetime."-San Francisco Chronicle
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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Holt Paperbacks (July 15, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805025464
• ISBN-13: 978-0805025460
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #266,532 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THEE book for learning how to make fudge!, December 20, 1998

By A Customer

I was given this book as a gift. I am a professional cook and have always wanted to know how to make fudge. This book has been so well used it is constantly sticky on the cover! I sold over $200.00 worth of these different kinds of fudge over a two day period at an Xmas fund raiser... so many people said over and over... fudge just like i remember from when I was a kid! just like my grandma used to make, etc. a GREAT recipe book!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Fudge Book Ever!!, August 3, 2005

By	Mia Sanchez "Fudge Lover" (Wayne, PA) - See all my reviews

Terrific book. I am no candy-maker but had success with the very first recipe I made. Aptly named, Bread and Butter Fudge. Am now in process of trying variations and so far everyone is a success. I read that one reviewer said she tried all the recipes and not one turned out. She had 300 recipe failures? Can't believe it. After all, one of them, the Mamie Eisenhower one, came from the Eisenhower Library at Gettysburg and is the same one used during World War II to raise money for the war effort. I remember my Mother making it. Maybe dvaugh just needs a new candy thermometer.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Perfect Cook Book, October 4, 2005

By	Mr. Greg A. Wilkinson "gawkatthis" (Florissant, MO United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the way all cookbooks should be written. Plain and simple.

The author explains the history of fudge then how to make several different bases. For the most part, she explains what each ingredient will do to the base and which variations you can make by changing the base.

As far as the review that says none of the recipes come out - the author goes over this topic. Fudge will come out different everytime you make it. The are a lot of conditions in the kitchen that are uncontrollable (for me at least - air quality, humidity, distance above sea level, etc).

I have made several batches of fudge out of this book. Probably in the neighborhood of 40. Due to errors on my part, I would say 25 of them came out as described. Only three I had to throw out. I was able to find other uses for the rest :o)

When I was done with the book I felt like I was an expert on fudge. That is pretty much what I look for in a cookbook. When I get done with it I want to know everything I can about it. I want to know how to adjust a recipie to get what I want.