Brits like their fudge like they like their humor. DRY.

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My daughter brought back some fudge from the UK this spring.
I didn't have the heart to tell her it was not nearly as good as what the local mom and pop market makes.
It was dry and crumbly.
I'd this typical of British fudge? Or just the fudge the pawn off on tourists?

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Possible it's due to time it took from when she bought to when you ate?
Or maybe she just went to a crap fudge maker.

I doubt it's what they 'pawn off to tourists'
 
Possible it's due to time it took from when she bought to when you ate?
Or maybe she just went to a crap fudge maker.

I doubt it's what they 'pawn off to tourists'
Nope. My daughter got it just before coming home and it was well wrapped.
She said it was the same as when she got it.
I've had fresh fudge nearly that dry at a place on OBX. That shop used cheap Russian summer import labor.
But the fudge at the Piedmont farmers market or at M&C market in Kernersville is always excellent.

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Dude Ive got to get up to that farmers market sometime, never been before
 
Inside the year round building, eight across from the Berry Patch.
Awesome fudge.
The Berry Patch has some great unique bbq sauces, hot sauces, jams, salsa.....

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My grandmother kept her fudge on the front porch in winter. This was up in the northern most part of NY right near the St. Lawrence River. So winter was very long and cold. Her fudge was a little dry, but would melt in your mouth. We keep fudge in the freezer to simulate that. But when we first started trying to recreate her recipe we made some that was too dry and crumbled. I put it on ice cream. Couldn’t waste fudge even if it was a little screwed up.
 
@NCLivingBrit Mans's talking about your fudge. Better get in here and defend yourself.

Only fudge I make goes to the septic system, not really myself needs defending lol

However, what Americans call fudge isn't the same as what we call fudge. British fudge is basically less buttery and softer toffee with a less blended texture. The weird goopy stuff y'all have is verrrry soft compared to English fudge.

Here's a pic of a Cadbury's fudge bar which is probably the commonest fudge you encounter.

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You can see a more granular texture than American fudge and it is a lot firmer and chewier. Below is a picture from Great British Chefs website of their clotted cream fudge, note it is still firmer and more granular than American fudge.

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Infinitely superior IMO to fudge is toffee. Good toffee is a brittle, hard brick that has to be broken up (packs used to have a little metal toffee hammer for this purpose). When chewed it becomes soft and sticky and is richer and more buttery than fudge with a cooked caramel note that fudge doesn't have. It is also amazing when reduced to small fragments and used in baking.

Hope that helps.

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Only fudge I make goes to the septic system, not really myself needs defending lol

However, what Americans call fudge isn't the same as what we call fudge. British fudge is basically less buttery and softer toffee with a less blended texture. The weird goopy stuff y'all have is verrrry soft compared to English fudge.

Here's a pic of a Cadbury's fudge bar which is probably the commonest fudge you encounter.

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You can see a more granular texture than American fudge and it is a lot firmer and chewier. Below is a picture from Great British Chefs website of their clotted cream fudge, note it is still firmer and more granular than American fudge.

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Infinitely superior IMO to fudge is toffee. Good toffee is a brittle, hard brick that has to be broken up (packs used to have a little metal toffee hammer for this purpose). When chewed it becomes soft and sticky and is richer and more buttery than fudge with a cooked caramel note that fudge doesn't have. It is also amazing when reduced to small fragments and used in baking.

Hope that helps.

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Daughter brought back toffee too. Hard stuff. Teeth breaking if you aren't careful.
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Daughter brought back toffee too. Hard stuff. Teeth breaking if you aren't careful.
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Toffee pro tip: treat the toffee like a boiled sweet until the warmth of your mouth melts it a little. I'm a toffee cruncher but my British teeth are designed for gnawing through real bread and not the soft airy foam stuff y'all have here.
 
Toffee pro tip: treat the toffee like a boiled sweet until the warmth of your mouth melts it a little. I'm a toffee cruncher but my British teeth are designed for gnawing through real bread and not the soft airy foam stuff y'all have here.
So that’s why Brit teeth are all f’ed up!!!!
 
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