How to Make Fudge

By Elizabeth LaBau, About.com Guide

This rich traditional fudge gets its deep chocolate taste from unsweetened chocolate and its milky sweetness from condensed milk. For easily printable instructions, please see the Old-Fashioned Chocolate Fudge recipe. To begin, assemble your ingredients:

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped or grated
• 1 cup chopped toasted nuts
• 9x9 pan covered with aluminum foil and sprayed with nonstick cooking spray
• large saucepan
• candy thermometer