The finest hand-crafted fudge
21st Apr 2020
History of Fudge
Before 1886, the origin and history of fudge is unclear, but Fudge is thought to be an American invention. Most believe the first batch was a result of an accidental “fudged” batch of caramels, hence the name “fudge”.
In 1886, fudge was sold at a local Baltimore grocery store for 40 cents a pound. This is the first known sale of fudge. A letter, found in the archives of Vasser College, written by Emelyn Battersby Hartridge reveals that Emelyn wrote that her schoolmate's cousin made fudge in 1886 in Baltimore and sold it for 40 cents a pound.
In 1888, Miss Hartridge asked for the fudge recipe, and made 30 pounds of fudge for the Vassar Senior Auction. The recipe was very popular at the school from that point forward. Fudge became a new confection after word spread to other women's colleges of the tasty delight. Later, Smith and Wellesley schools each developed their own recipe for fudge.
Our Fudge
You love fudge, right? Then you are going to love us. We believe our fudge is the finest that you will find - anywhere.
Our artisan chefs hand craft and decorate our fudge to perfection. At Maddison Lea, our philosophy is to do it better than anyone else and we think we have done that with our mouth-watering fudge.
Why is our fudge the best? Well, first, it has been hand crafted since 1997 from a home-based business and our chefs insist on perfection in every step of the process - nothing less. The result is a perfect fudge – smooth, textured, beautiful to the eye and technically perfect.
Of course, we only use the worlds’ best ingredients in our craft and every stage in the creation of the fudge is done by hand - that includes the mixing, cooking, decorating, cutting and packing.
Okay, here are a couple of other things you should know:
- We are proudly Australian owned and operated
- Our fudges have a high chocolate content producing a rich, creamy texture.
- All of our fudges are Gluten free
- We never, ever use artificial flavours or colours. Never.
- We have a range of award-winning flavours for any palate
What are you waiting for – indulge yourself with some of our fudge today. You won’t be sorry.