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> I would like to be able to make "chewy" fudge as commercial fudge
> appears to be.
>
> Using a basic fudge recipe I seem to be able to make "old fashioned"
> fudge which is soft but not chewy. I don't have a sugar thermometer,
> but seem to be getting a bit more reliable in noticing the soft ball
> stage by manual, "cold water", means.
>
> In this article from 2004 the poster says that fudge should not be
> chewy, which is what happens if you put corn syrup in it. I quite like
> the chewyness of some commercial fudge, and would like to be able to
> reproduce it. But here in the UK it's quite hard to get corn syrup.
> Would adding another sugar syrup such as Golden Syrup add the
> chewyness. Must I obtain corn syrup? Or is there another solution?
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...26dfd5f f16b8

Really chewy, like Tootsie Rolls?

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci..._28846,00.html
http://busycooks.about.com/od/candya...otsierolls.htm
http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,169,...250198,00.html

It looks like corn syrup is an essential component.