MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Original Fudge Categories: Candy, Fudge Yield: 16 Servings 4 oz Chocolate (120 g) 2 c Sugar (400 g) 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Milk (120 ml) 1 tb Butter; heaping > The first written mention of fudge goes back to 1921, when > Evelyn B. Hartridge, a student at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, > wrote to her professor claiming that the first reference to fudge > goes back to 1886. > > She writes that it was invented in Baltimore by her acquaintance, > and was sold for 40 cents per pound. Hartridge later started > producing and selling it, making it an extremely popular product, > first at numerous universities, and then everywhere in the > country. Melt the sugar, chocolate, milk and butter in a saucepan over heat. Boil while constantly stirring. Once the mixture hardens when dropped into cold water, remove it from the heat. Add the vanilla and pour into a tray lined with baking paper and let it cool. When the mixture has cooled, cut into squares. Recipe by Sarah Tyson Rorer, 1902 Recipe FROM: MMMMM