tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443750006695636111.post7162771731320457515..comments2024-03-22T14:28:53.538-04:00Comments on Butterfly Jungle: Mamie Eisenhower's FudgeChrysalis aka Janihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04931545552259309936noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443750006695636111.post-13948344372916038882011-04-13T14:57:25.791-04:002011-04-13T14:57:25.791-04:00Thanks for your comments. I've always made thi...Thanks for your comments. I've always made this recipe the way I found it and I did notice that the recipe in the Eisenhower archives instructs to go ahead and throw the butter in with the milk and sugar. I've never had it actually refuse to set- the beauty of this recipe is the no soft-ball/drop test- but have noted it being grainy a couple of times. Well, in the name of thorough Chrysalis aka Janihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931545552259309936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443750006695636111.post-59406256465711111022011-04-13T12:59:16.076-04:002011-04-13T12:59:16.076-04:00Don't add the butter to the milk and sugar mix...Don't add the butter to the milk and sugar mixture as shown in the picture. Boil without the butter. Add the butter at the very end of the boil. This makes creamier fudge. Adding it with the sugar and milk will result in poorly dissolved sugar which crystallized prematurely resulting in fudge with a grainy texture. Butter may also alter the soft-ball (drop test) which would lead you believe Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com