My Grandmother and my Mother made this fudge, both passed away before I had children. So, I kept making it, through the years, for my siblings and children. Tonight , My daughter and I are making it for my Grandson. I must have thrown away the other Cocoa container with the recipe on it, hence why I'm here. Best Fudge EVER!!

Although this fudge is good it is not the best I have made from scratch. I have a life outside of the kitchen and the 2 hours this took to watch and for such a small batch was not worth the effort. It was actually a waste of my time. It's good, as I said, but I won't be making this any time soon. Still prefer the recipe for fudge on the side of the xxx sugar box. Easy, quick and delicious.

I'm 61 and I have cooked this fudge since I was about 12. I don't do anything different, except maybe add a touch more, Hershey's cocoa. Lee in PA; I don't know why you even responded. It takes 1 hour to cook; not 2!! You know when it's ready when you put some in a spoon, drip it down into the pan, and it forms a shape. Then, quickly add the butter. Add the vanilla and any additions, like coconut, nuts, etc. and put it right into a greased pan. I cut it quickly with a steak knife. In order to cut down on the sugary texture, don't stir but go around the sides of the pan with a spatula and it will all come together! This is soo good. There's nothing like Hershey's cocoa. I make my chocolate frosting with Hershey's cocoa, too. Yummy!

Deanna, I hope the moderator will allow me to defend myself. I responded firstly because this is a free country and not one person commenting said anything bad about it which is cause for concern because nothing is perfect and also because people looking for a fudge recipe need to know how long this recipe takes to make.

For ME it took 1 hour to come up to temp, then another hour to cool to 110 degrees. I am not a liar and resent that you called me one. You said "It took 1 hour to cook, not 2." YES IT TOOK 2 HOURS. Even you stated that it takes 1 hour to make this fudge which is a very long time for people that have things to do; in other words - a life.

All recipes should state approximate times to completion. There are many wonderful fudge recipes using cocoa - which is what I always use anyway - that this one should only be made by people with the time to do so. Thank you.

Lee, Sorry you are too busy to enjoy this recipe. Maybe, it's more about the memories, but I can tell you, this fudge is the only fudge that brings those memories to the for front. Again like most of the rest, I watched my mother make it. Maybe that's the difference Lee. I still have a can with the recipe on it. I haven't made it in years. I just don't eat much fudge because any other isn't the real deal (fudge). Do any of you out there agree about the humidity, being a factor in the out come?

I normally don't comment because there are so many, but I did get upset when someone said it took too long to make because they have a life outside the kitchen.

Lee: I remember my Mom making this and yes it took around an hour. When I make it, it takes about an hour. Not sure why it took so long for you to make. Personally I absolutely love this fudge. To me it's not so much that it tastes good (it tastes awesome to me) but the time that my Mom took to make something as a treat for me and her. It is special when someone takes that much time out of their day to create a special treat for people they love. I am really sorry that you feel the way you do. My live is never so busy that I can't make the time to create a special treat, especially if they are having a bad day.

I was raised by my grandmother and we prepared this recipe every year at Christmas. It is time-consuming and beating that fudge is hard. But I have never enjoyed any fudge as much and could never develop a taste for what I call "soft fudge". Even after I left home, My Grandma mailed me fudge at Christmas if I couldn't make it home for the holidays. She taught me to make a lot of things in that kitchen, but she also taught me that some things in life that are worthwhile take time. Spend the time together and that's the memory and the story (especially if you overcook this fudge!).

Some people will imply that only people who don't have a life can spend this kind of time on a fudge recipe. Well, I'm a professional economist. But I miss my grandmother everyday and would give anything to spend those hours with her cooking this fudge. That IS life.

Lee, I HAVE A LIFE, By the majority of responses, it's obvious that the people on this site, are fine with the amt. of time needed to prepare and cook this wonderful fudge (THE BEST I'VE EVER HAD, I AM 52) You are making an issue out of something that should not warrant an issue. I can only imagine your response on important matters. If you have nothing good to say, Mr., YOU HAVE A LIFE, I beg to differ or you would not waste the time of others complaining about something so insignificant as a fudge recipe, try anger management in your spare time, if you have any.

My mother has made this fudge for years. She adds 1/2 c. peanut butter & 1 c. pecans for an even better treat!!!

I was about 11 (now 65) and remember my older brothers first attempt at making this recipe. He came from the kitchen almost crying-the candy had turned into one giant hard ball that could hardly be penetrated with anything. Mom just laughed and said come on, you got to learn what to do when it don't work out right. She poured about a cup of milk over it and cooked till the hard ball dissolved then cooked as usual till a medium soft ball formed in a cup of cold water and all was well..mom always added about 3/4 cup of creamy peanut butter. Beat till the shine begins to leave and immediately spread onto a lightly buttered platter quickly.

My mom would make this candy without a themometer and sometimes it was too soft or too hard, but most times came out perfect. I tried it once with a themometer and when I went to stir it the wooden spoon broke. Needless to say I never tried to make it again. LOL I make the semi sweets and condensed milk fudge. Everyone loves it and no one ever knew my failure at this fudge. This is till now!!

Remember skipping school in the 40's. my friends sister would make the fudge for us. Just celebrated my 60th high school reunion. May make some for myself. May make it to 65 reunion.

I have been making your Hershey's cocoa fudge since the '60s but adding 3 large tablespoons of crunchy peanut butter. It makes the fudge smoother and people love it. I am now diabetic, but I still make it for family and eat it myself; though I shouldn't. Does anyone know how to adapt this recipe with Splenda?

Sharon H., as cooking is really a science, the real sugar is required for the transformation from the separate ingredients into the sturdy candy. While we would all really like to have our fudge without guilt, Splenda would just not work. Nothing beats the original!

This can not be made with Splenda!! I tried and it didn't come close to getting firm. So, my sister and I poured it over ice cream, to cut the sweetness.

I love this recipe. I do stir it while it is cooking because I like the grainy texture. Seems like the fudge my Grandmother used to make. Works great to pour over chocolate cake. We used to call it Hard Boiled Chocolate frosting. My brothers and sisters would buy, sell and trade theirs, not me. I wanted to eat my own. I always chose this for my birthday cake.

This Hershey Fudge recipe is the only one I use, grew up eating it and it doesn't matter if it comes out perfect every time or you have to use a spoon or break it into pieces to eat. It tastes wonderful.

I have been searching for this recipe for a long time! It used to be on the can. Oh the lovely memories of my dear Mother making this very fudge to frost her blackberry jam cake every Thanksgiving and Christmas! Of course she made it into fudge too! So happy to find this recipe!

Heartwarming to see all these reviews that sound so much like what I'm thinking. My memory of "this fudge" was my mom stirring it together and then yelling for daddy to "come beat the fudge". There he was so handsome, strong and tan in his Air Force t-shirt, cradling the bowl and smiling as he beat the fudge with ease. No one loved licking the spoon more than DaddySi. Thanks.

i have ate this fudge since i was a little girl and i love the way my grandmother makes it theres never that sugar grainy feeling in it and she sometimes add's peanutbutter!! but how everyone makes this fudge it dont matter just as long as it tastes good and not grainy and its made from the heart!!!

I used to make Hershey's choc. fudge from the recipe on the cocoa box 50 years ago when I was 12! It took so much arm power to stir and beat it that I went next door with the warm pot of chocolate lava, to my wonderful neighbor (she had no children of her own). She would always laugh and there she would beat and beat it with the wooden spoon until like magic-it was fudge!

This is by far the best fudge if you follow instructions, and don't use cheap beet sugar!! I find pure cane sugar works the best!!!

You are all babies. I have been making this recipe since before world war 2 and there is no other fudge that can touch it. Every time some one says, "This is the best fudge of all time" and I try it, hoping it will come up to this recipe, it never does.