Mamie’s Million Dollar Fudge

Vicki DodsonHillbilly Recipes.

This recipe is over 50 years old. It belongs to Mamie Eisenhower, wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Her recipe was published in many newspapers and magazines and is still being published today. This recipe is so famous that it is on file at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Kansas.
I’ve been making it for about 8 years. It is good.

Mamie’s Million Dollar Fudge: 
4 ½ cups sugar
Pinch of salt
2 TBSP. butter
1 can (12 oz.) evaporated milk
12 oz. semi sweet chocolate pieces
12 oz. German Sweet Chocolate (Kraft makes a German Sweet Chocolate Baking bar)
1 pint (7 oz) marshmallow cream or fluff (same thing)
2 cups nuts (I use either pecans or walnuts)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Directions:

Heat the sugar, butter, salt, and evaporated milk over low heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Bring to a hard rolling boil and turn down the heat then simmer for 6 minutes. Put chocolate bits, German chocolate, marshmallow cream, and nuts in a bowl. Pour the boiling syrup over the ingredients. Beat until the chocolate is all melted, then pour in a pan. Let stand for a few hours before cutting. Store in a tin box in a cool place, will keep for up to 6 months…longer if frozen.