# What am I doing wrong? I want FUDGE! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 7, 2005, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-i-want-fudge/311413 "2005-07-07T04:31:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-i-want-fudge/311413/21 "2005-07-08T16:13:55Z")
> [@Elysian](#): > > the kitties didn’t want it and it would have poisoned the dog [It could poison the kitties, too.](http://www.littlepamperedpets.com/pet_articles/cats-chocolate.html). ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-i-want-fudge/311413/22 "2005-07-08T16:31:28Z")
Am I the only one to think of Judy Blume when I opened the thread? ---
**Author:** ![Elysian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c77e96/32.png) [@Elysian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysian)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-i-want-fudge/311413/23 "2005-07-09T03:54:55Z")
Damn and blast. Batch number 5 turned out a thick chocolate sludge, and it has the texture of grit. Time to do batch number six, which will be made with cocoa. I am about ready to hang up my spatula in defeat. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-i-want-fudge/311413/24 "2005-07-09T04:46:44Z")
> [@Lsura](#): > > What I do for fudge: o/` Kiss the goop goodbye, the sweetness and the sorrow. Wish me luck, for I’ll try too… What I did for fudge, what I did for fudge… That batch was too dry, Another one tomorrow. Why is it turning to goo? What I did for fudge, what I did for fudge… Wrooooooooooooooooong, candy’s never wrooooooooooooooooong. As we try again, the failures we’ll remember. Kiss that batch goodbye, instructions I did follow. Why won’t this crap set up true? What I did for fudge, what I did for fudge… o/` ---
**Author:** ![MissGypsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@MissGypsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissGypsy)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-i-want-fudge/311413/25 "2005-07-09T05:21:24Z")
I wonder, why skim milk? Maybe that’s messing it up. It just doesn’t sound right, to me. It’s fudge; don’t worry about the milk fat. It ain’t diet food. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-i-want-fudge/311413/26 "2005-07-10T17:29:54Z")
> [@Elysian](#): > > Lsura, I thought that you shouldn’t stir the chocolate after taking it off the heat because it crystalizes. Doesn’t your fudge get grainy when you do that? But good idea with the peanut butter. I’ve never had a problem with it being grainy because of the stirring after it comes off the heat (that I know of). Occasionally (and I rarely make the stuff as it is) I’ll cook it a little too long and it will be a little grainier than I want, but usually I get a nice fudge from it. ---
**Author:** ![solasscc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@solasscc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solasscc)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-i-want-fudge/311413/27 "2005-07-10T18:35:09Z")
I would give this one a try before giving up completely: [http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/cooking/recipe/0,,FOOD\_9936\_26073,00.html](http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/cooking/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_26073,00.html) Alton Brown can usually be counted on for complete and accurate recipes - he’s also very clear about when to stir and when not to. Have you considered that maybe you haven’t been stirring enough at the end of the recipe? Hope this helps - [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-i-want-fudge/311413.md?page=1)