What is National Nutty Fudge Day?
On May 12th, National Nutty Fudge Day, each year, invites you to indulge in smooth chocolate fudge with crunchy nuts.
Fudge is usually sweet and savory, and it is a Western dessert. It involves mixing sugar, butter, and milk, heating it to the right temperature, and then mixing it as it cools to a smooth, creamy consistency. Fudge comes in a variety of shapes and flavors, with chocolate being the most popular.
Emelyn Bettersby Hartridge, a Vassar College undergraduate in Poughkeepsie, NY, wrote a letter to her Baltimore, MD cousin in 1886. It related to a fudge her cousin made and sold for 40 cents per pound. Hartridge discovered the recipe in 1888, and she sold 30 pounds of fudge for the Vassar College Senior Auction in 1888.
Any shops on Mackinac Island, Michigan, 19th century, began to produce similar products as the Vassar College fudge and sold it to summer vacationers. In some of the original shops there today, Fudge is still made..
Many candy makers make their fudge using pecans and walnuts. Fudge makes a delectable gift as a commemoration treat.. The It arrives in good shape, and recipients are often delighted to receive homemade fudge.
