MY LITTLE NOTES: Well, it looks like Uncle Louie is getting real close to shipping out soon. Glad to see all his friends are fine where they are stationed at. I wonder who this Mystery Girl is from Florida! And I sure wish I had my Grandma's fudge recipe because it seems to be a hit with Uncle Louie and his buddies!
Maybe she used the fudge recipe that was on the Hershey Cocoa can (1936-1992).
Hershey's Cocoa Fudge & Old Fashioned Fudge
"Due to receiving so many requests regarding Hershey's Fudge recipes that people said were on the can, I wrote to Hershey's, and Hershey's Community Archives graciously sent me photocopies of the different labels that have appeared on the Hershey's Cocoa can from 1936 through 1992.
The fudge recipe on these can labels is basically unchanged during that period, except:
1) From 1941 to 1947 a recipe using corn syrup was on the label. In 1947, the recipe changed back to an all sugar version. After this, the recipe stayed basically the same through 1992.
2) In 1947, when the recipe reverted to an all-sugar version, the ingredient quantities, but not the ingredients used, were changed from the 1936 version. The instructions changed slightly in 1974.
3) There is no fudge recipe using cream of tartar or black walnuts, per se, on any of the labels. If any such recipe was ever issued by Hershey's, it must have been in a magazine ad or a recipe pamphlet, not on the can. If you have proof otherwise, please send me a scan of the proof. The only compelling proof that I can think of would be a scan of an actual Hershey's can label. An individual's memory or a notation in someone's recipe book would not be compelling proof. Note that the 1941 to 1947 recipe called for nuts, but not black walnuts.
4) Hershey's other cocoa product, called "Hershey's Instant Cocoa Mix", also came in a can that had recipes on the label. This product was sold as a convenient beverage mix, for making hot cocoa or cold chocolate milk. It contained cocoa, sugar and vanilla, so that you didn't have to mix these ingredients yourself to make cocoa or chocolate milk. The fudge recipe on the labels of this product in the fifties and sixties is a basic milk-sugar-butter fudge. Still no cream of tartar or anything much different from a basic fudge recipe. It's basically the same as on the Hershey's Cocoa can, with adjustments made for the sugar and vanilla already in the mix."
(Source from hungrybrowser.com)
1) From 1941 to 1947 a recipe using corn syrup was on the label. In 1947, the recipe changed back to an all sugar version. After this, the recipe stayed basically the same through 1992.
2) In 1947, when the recipe reverted to an all-sugar version, the ingredient quantities, but not the ingredients used, were changed from the 1936 version. The instructions changed slightly in 1974.
3) There is no fudge recipe using cream of tartar or black walnuts, per se, on any of the labels. If any such recipe was ever issued by Hershey's, it must have been in a magazine ad or a recipe pamphlet, not on the can. If you have proof otherwise, please send me a scan of the proof. The only compelling proof that I can think of would be a scan of an actual Hershey's can label. An individual's memory or a notation in someone's recipe book would not be compelling proof. Note that the 1941 to 1947 recipe called for nuts, but not black walnuts.
4) Hershey's other cocoa product, called "Hershey's Instant Cocoa Mix", also came in a can that had recipes on the label. This product was sold as a convenient beverage mix, for making hot cocoa or cold chocolate milk. It contained cocoa, sugar and vanilla, so that you didn't have to mix these ingredients yourself to make cocoa or chocolate milk. The fudge recipe on the labels of this product in the fifties and sixties is a basic milk-sugar-butter fudge. Still no cream of tartar or anything much different from a basic fudge recipe. It's basically the same as on the Hershey's Cocoa can, with adjustments made for the sugar and vanilla already in the mix."
(Source from hungrybrowser.com)
