| Sugar (granulated), | 2 cups |
| Milk, | ½ cup |
| Cocoa, | 4 tablespoons |
| Butter, | 1 tablespoon |
| Flavoring (vanilla), | 1 teaspoon |
| Marshmallow cream, | 2 tablespoons |
When the butter was melted, the cocoa and sugar added gradually, the milk poured in a little at a time, then all cooked until a little of the syrup, when dropped in cold water, formed a soft ball, Betsey removed the saucepan from the fire, stood it in a pan of cold water, added the vanilla and marshmallow cream, beat the fudge until it was thick like heavy cream, poured it quickly into a buttered pan and marked in squares.
Coffee Walnut Fudge
| Sugar (granulated), | 2 cups |
| Coffee, | 1 cup |
| (Not too strong, and strain through cheesecloth.) | |
| Butter, | 2 tablespoons |
| Walnut meats (broken), | ½ cup |
The sugar, coffee and butter were cooked until a little of the syrup, dropped in cold water, formed a soft ball. Betsey then removed the saucepan from the fire, stood it in a pan of cold water, added the walnut meats, beat till it was thick like heavy cream, poured quickly into a buttered pan and marked in squares.
Coffee Pecan Fudge
| Sugar (granulated), | 2 cups |
| Coffee, | 1 cup |
| (Not too strong, and strain through cheesecloth.) | |
| Butter, | 2 tablespoons |
| Pecan meats, | ½ cup |
Betsey boiled the sugar, coffee and butter until a soft ball formed when she dropped a little of the syrup in cold water.
Removing the saucepan from the fire, she placed it in a pan of cold water, added the pecan meats, then beat the fudge until it was thick like heavy cream. Pouring quickly into a buttered pan, she marked the candy into squares.