Home About Us Our Program Our Customers Our Products World Record Success Stories Testimonials Local Consultants Trade Shows Careers Contact Us		Click on the image to enlarge it. © Welcome to our fudge website. Calico Cottage is the world's largest supplier of fudge making equipment, fudge ingredients and merchandising expertise. We are an international organization established in 1964 supporting thousands of progressive retailers in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand with an array of outstanding products which are enhanced by our world class service and support. About Us Learn about our company, our fudge program our superior fudge ingredients, and the range of services we offer. Our Program Learn more about our world class fudge merchandising program. Our Customers See images of several of our customers' fudge displays. Our Products Find out more about the many non-fudge products Calico Cottage offers. World Record See a photo of the largest piece of fudge ever created. It was made with the same fudge making equipment and smooth tasting fudge ingredients in use by our thousands of retail customers. Success Stories Read about how successful our customers have become retailing fudge made with our industry leading, easy-to-use fudge making equipment and great tasting fudge ingredients. Local Consultants We have knowledgeable field consultants to help assess your needs. Testimonials Learn about all of the various trade shows at which we exhibit our fudge program, fudge making equipment and fudge ingredients Careers Look here to see if we have any open career opportunities. Trade Shows Learn about all of the various trade shows at which we exhibit our fudge program, fudge making equipment and fudge ingredients Contact Us Complete this form to request more information about our fudge ingredients, products and services. Enlarge Photo Use this link to see an enlarged version of the fudge display photo. Oh, Fudge! - The First Batch of Fudge In the vast history of sweets and candy, fudge is a relatively new phenomenon. It is a purely American invention that is a little over a hundred years old. No one knows with certainty who made the first batch of fudge. Most accounts agree that the first batch of fudge was the result of an accident while making some other confection. Perhaps the amounts of sugar and chocolate were mistakenly inverted or an ingredient was omitted while making toffee or caramel. Nevertheless, the lesson to be learned is that not all mistakes turn out to be bad things! When this glorious accident occurred is also unknown. Dictionaries from as early as 1811 denote fudge as nonsense, and later define it as to fabricate or contrive in a careless or blundering manner; bungle. We also know that there is no mention of fudge in the comprehensive and authoritative professional confectionery cookbook published in 1849 by J.M. Sanderson. One account is in the archives of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. A letter, written in 1921, reveals that fudge was first made and sold at a senior auction in 1892. The mystery of this sugar and cream confection that we call fudge may never be solved. One thing is for sure, people of all ages and walks of life are seduced by this irresistible confection. There is no doubt that America's favorite happy accident is what we know and love as fudge.

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