if fudge goes wrong what would happen if I reheated it?

[hatwoman]

I tried to make a badge of fudge but for some reason it hasn't set. so we have what we call in our house, sludge. does anyone know what would happen if I just bunged the sludge back in a pan and started over?

well, could it be any worse than sludge?

well it could really...at the moment the sludge is sludgey but it's actually quite nice. ok so you need to eat it with a spoon but it tastes ok. I think I will give it a go, just out of curiousity. but if i end up with some foul tasting curdled goo I won't be happy

I've reheated unset fudge and I don't think it made much difference tbh. We used it on ice cream in the end I think.

I can't do fudge - it's my nemesis.

dh has been whittling on about fudge being his nemesis. and I kept thinking, oh fgs how hard can it be? so I had a go on Friday night and I have had to concede...I have a feeling I didn't beat it for long enough. also - when I was a kid I'm reasonably sure I can remember my mum putting the pan into cold water to cool it down quickly (though I may be confused) - none of the recipes i've found mention this though.

what recipe did you use?

my tatty old, usually trusted, Maguerite Patton/Patten (no idea how to spell it but she was the Delia of her day and is excellent for all basics and techniques. )also compared it to a recipe on the (hides head in shame) Nestle web site. any recipe sugestions would be most welcome...

I go by this one

• fresh milk 300ml
• sugar 550g
• butter 100g
• vanilla essence 2tsp

Method

Pour the milk into a saucepan and bring the milk slowly to a boil, then add the sugar and butter. Heat the mixture slowly, stirring continuously, until all the sugar has dissolved and the butter has melted. Bring the mixture to a boil for 2 minutes with a lid on the saucepan the remove the lid and stir occasionally for 15-20 minutes until the mixture, when put into a cup and rolled between finger and thumb, makes a soft ball. Remove your mixture from the heat, stir in the vanilla essence and leave it to cool for 5 minutes. Beat the fudge until it just begins to lose its gloss and is a thick mixture. Put the mixture into a square tin, and mark squares in it when it is almost set. When it has completely set, cut out the squares properly and put them in an air tight container.

thanks - I'll give it a go