2 c Sugar
1/2 c Pure maple syrup
1 c Milk
2 tb Light corn syrup
1 pn Salt
2 tb Butter
1 ts Vanilla extract (optional)
1 c Broken walnuts (optional)
Here’s a wonderful recipe for Maple Fudge. It was printed in the
Minneapolis Star & Tribune about 20 years ago. If you like Maple, you will
love this
lightly oil the inside of a 1 1/2 to 2 qt sauce pan. Combine the sugar,
maple syrup, milk, corn syrup and a pinch of salt in the pan. cook the
mixture over low heat until the sugar dissolves completely and the mixture
boils. Wipe down the sugar crystals above the liquid line with clean pastry
brush that has been dipped in cold water.
Cook the mixture, without stirring until the soft stage is reached (238
degrees), Remove pan from heat immediately. Add the butter, but do not
stir. Cool the fudge to 110 degrees or until bottom of pan feels barely
warm to the touch. Add the vanilla extract. Beat the fudge vigorously until
it loses its glossy look. Add walnuts, and spoon fudge into oiled 8 inch
square pan and spread evenly. When fudge is cold cut into squares. Makes 1
pound.
Yields
1 Servings