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jrubin

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Is a candy thermometer or the cold water test a more reliable index to doneness? Explain.

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If water boils at 209 F on your candy thermometer, to what temperature should you cook your fudge mixture?



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Answer to Question 1

Candy thermometer is a more reliable index to doneness as long as the thermometer is calibrated properly, because the cold water test must be performed rapidly since the mixture moves from one stage to the next fairly rapidly.

Answer to Question 2

Subtract three degrees from the temperature that your recipe requires. Fudge should be normally cooked to a soft-ball stage of 234F-240F. Since the thermometer is three degrees off, the fudge should be cooked to 231F-237F.




jrubin

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Reply 2 on: Aug 19, 2018
Excellent


jackie

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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