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[xChicken04x]

Hi guys, I had an old neighbour come and visit last night. I thought I would be clever and make some mince pies, flapjacks and fudge for her to take home. The flapjacks and mince pies went well, but the fudge didn't. I've never made it before and it went quite well until it came to setting it. I left it on the counter for about 2 hrs but when I came back it was still wet. So I put it in the fridge, 7 hours later it was still wet. Left it in over night (has been in there for 24 hrs now) and it is still sticky .

 

Were have I gone wrong???

[Lesley]

Did your recipe require you to boil it at a particular temperature?- may be it wasn't right....or long enough.....

[Christian]

I swear by the Nigella's quick fudge.

 

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I keep it in the freezer and take out a couple of pieces at a time. Ok a handful.

[Ygerna]

I don't use a thermometer to test mine. I keep it on a gentle, rolling boil for about 8 mins and then test every couple of minutes by dropping about half a teaspoonful into a bowl of cold water. If I can roll this into a ball with a finger and thumb then it's ready. It is also important to make sue everything is dissolved properly before bringing to the boil. It needs to set slowly, in a cool place, rather than the fridge. It sounds as if yours wasn't boiled for long enough, though I am no expert.

 

HTH