Fudge

Sweet, chewy, creamy fudge - a delicious treat. But did you know, it was invented by accident when a candy-maker “fudged” a caramel recipe?

Back before fudge was actually a sweet treat, the word “fudge” literally meant “nonsense” to express annoyance. Legend has it that in the 1880s, a candy-maker in Philadelphia was overseeing his employees making caramels. Somehow, one of the employees made a mistake and the sugar in the caramel had crystallized and the final product was firm rather than chewy, like the caramels that were