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Easy Fudge

18 oz chocolate chips
1 can Eagle Brand milk
pinch of salt
3/4 cup nuts
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

In heavy saucepan, over low heat, melt chips and Eagle Brand milk. Remove from heat, and add remaining ingredients. Pour in 9 inch square pan. Chill a few hours, then cut into squares.

Variation: White Fudge: Use 1 1/2 pounds white confectionary candy coating instead of chocolate chips.
Recipe from an Amish Cookbook

Lightning Microwave Fudge!

1 box powdered sugar
1/2 c. Hershey's cocoa
1/2 c. margarine, cut into pieces
1/4 c. milk
1 Tablsp. vanilla
1/2 c. chopped nuts

Combine sugar, cocoa, milk and margarine in medium microwave bowl. Microwave at high power for 2 to 3 minutes or until margarine is melted. Stir in nuts and vanilla. Spread evenly in buttered 8-inch square pan. See fudge recipe

Everyday Fudge

2 squares of chocolate
3/4 cup milk
2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1 tsp. vanilla

Cut chocolate in small pieces, put in saucepan with milk and sugar over low heat, and stir until chocolate melts. Continue cooking until a teaspoon of syrup will form a soft ball when dropped in cold water.

Remove from heat, add butter without stirring and set in a pan of cold water. When lukewarm, take the pan from the cold water, add vanilla and beat until it thickens. Turn into a buttered pan before it sets and let cool.

One fourth cup of chopped nuts or raisins may be added while beating. Or a cup of marshmallows cut in pieces may be beaten in.
Recipe circa 1919

Here's a recipe for Fannie Farmer Fudge

Old Fashioned Chocolate Fudge

3oz Hershey's baking chocolate melted
2/3 cup Eagle Brand condensed milk
2 Tbsp. butter
1 Tbsp. vanilla
2 cups confectioner's sugar, sifted
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup chopped dates

Melt chocolate in double boiler. Add condensed milk and cook 5 minutes stirring until mixture thickens. Remove from fire, add butter and vanilla. Stir in sugar and blend thoroughly. Fold in chopped nuts and dates. Scrape mixture into buttered square pan, smoothing top with spatula. Chill 4 hours in refrigerator. Cut into squares.

Million Dollar Fudge

4 1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter
pinch salt
1 large canned milk.
Mix above and boil 3 minutes

Pour over:
1 12 oz package chocolate chips
Large Hershey bar
1 pint marshmallow creme
Stir until melted
Stir in 1 1/2 cup nuts

Fudge (Makes 5 pounds)

1/2 cup butter
4 1/2 cups sugar (2 lbs)
1 Tablespoon vanilla
1 large (sweet chocolate.) Hershey bar(9 3/4oz)
1 (12oz. pkg.) semi sweet chocolate chips
2 sqares unsweetened chocolate
1 large can of milk
1 jar marshmallow fluff
2 cups chopped nuts

Mix in a dutch oven - 1 can of milk, butter and sugar. Bring to boil, cover and cook for 5 minutes. Add marshmallow fluff. Mix until dissolved. Then add vanilla and nuts. Pour into a large cookie sheet and let set until firm. Cut and store in refrigerator.
Recipe from a 1983 church cookbook

Creamy Chocolate Fudge

3 cups sugar
3/4 cup margarine
2/3 cup canned milk (evaporated milk, not sweet milk)
1 cup nuts, chopped
1-12oz pkg. Semisweet chocolate pieces
1-7oz jar marshmallow creme
1 tsp. vanilla

Combine sugar, margarine and milk in a heavy 2 1/2 quart saucepan; bring to full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Continue boiling 5 minutes over medium high heat or until candy thermometer reaches 234F, stirring constantly to prevent scorching. Remove from heat; stir in chocolate pieces until melted. Add marshmallow creme, nuts and vanilla; beat until well blended. Pour into a greased 13x9 inch pan. Cool at room temperature; cut into squares. Makes 3 pounds

Easy Chocolate Fudge or Frosting

1/2 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 T cocoa
1/2 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla

Melt butter, mix in sugar, milk, cocoa. Boil 1 1/2 minutes Add vanilla and beat on high speed till warm
Pour on a cake, or in a buttered dish for fudge
Note: On humid days cook a little longer

Here's another Chocolate Fudge recipe that can be used as a frosting.

Chocolate and Cream Cheese Fudge

4 squares unsweetened chocolate
2 packages cream cheese - soft
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 lb powdered sugar - sifted
1 cup chopped walnuts - optional

Line an 8" square pan with wax paper or foil, set aside Melt chocolate in a saucepan over low heat, stir frequently Remove from heat and cool slightly. Beat cream cheese with electric mixer until creamy. Add vanilla and salt, then gradually add the confectioner sugar, beating continually until smooth. Beat melted chocolate into cream cheese mixture - Optional add the nuts - Pour fudge into prepared pan and refrigerate for 1 hour Cut into 1" squares Makes 64 squares

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One Minute Peanut Butter Fudge - Boil the ingredients for 1 minute, pour into pan, and let cool. It hardens as it cools.

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Chocolate Fudge with Nuts - This recipe has cocoa, sugar, Pet Milk, white syrup, vanilla, and butter.

Fannie Farmer's Fudge - Fannie Farmer's Fudge has small marshmallows, chocolate chips, butter, vanilla, sugar and evaporated milk. Optional Walnuts.

Princess Di's Royal Fudge - Princess Diana's Fudge only has 4 ingredients, and chocolate isn't one of them. The article says it has a penuche flavor.