When is National Nutty Fudge Day?
Friday May 12thEach year, National Nutty Fudge Day, invites you to indulge in smooth chocolate fudge with crunchy nuts.
Fudge is a Western dessert, and it is usually sweet and delectable. It involves combining sugar, butter, and milk, bringing it to the right temperature, and then mixing it as it cools to a smooth, creamy consistency. There are many varieties and flavors of fudge, with chocolate being the most popular.
Emelyn Bettersby Hartridge, a Vassar College undergraduate at Poughkeepsie, NY, wrote a letter to her Baltimore, MD cousin in 1886. It referred to a fudge her cousin made and sold for 40 cents per pound. Hartridge obtained the recipe, and in 1888, she made 30 pounds of fudge for the Vassar College Senior Auction.
Some shops on Mackinac Island, Michigan, began to produce similar products as the Vassar College fudge and sold it to summer vacationers late in the 19th century. In some of the original shops there today, Fudge is still made.
When making their fudge, many candy makers use pecans and walnuts. Fudge makes a delectable gift as a commemoration treat. It ships well, and recipients are often delighted to receive homemade fudge.
