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We have a recipe for chocolate fudge that is 40+ years old. That recipe calls for a "tall can of evaporated milk" and one (8 oz) jar of marshmallow creme. In the last few years we've been having trouble with the fudge (too thick and hardens too fast), so I wanted to check the ingredients proportions.

One problem is that the major brand marshmallow creme jar (western US) is now 7 oz.

The other one is figuring out how big the "tall" can actually was. It seems there was such a thing in the more distant past but I don't recall.

I did find some comments online indicating it was 14.5 oz. The major brand evaporated milk can here is now 12 oz.

So I'd like to find some more concrete conclusion on this. If it was 14.5 oz, then I'm obviously shorting the recipe now.

user3169
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From my previous research into can sizes, I suspect that the can may have been either a #1 tall (16 fl.oz) or a #2 tall (24 fl.oz). There was also a #3 tall, but it’s large enough that I don’t think anyone would have been selling evaporated milk in it.

You might want to look at other fudge recipes to determine if either of those amounts might be enough fix the problems you’re having.

You might also want to post the rest of the recipe so people can see the proportions to other ingredients.

Joe
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I have the same old recipe. The#1 tall was 16 oz. I now use the 17 oz condensed milk. It comes in a carton with a screw top. Worked great with the rest of the recipe. Mix the milk to a full boil with 4 1/2 cups sugar, boil for 6 to 8 minutes. Start counting at full boil. Watch it so it doesn't boil over. Poor that mixture over 18 oz chocolate chips, 2 sticks of softened butter, one jar+2tbs marshmallow cream, 2tbs vanilla, optional chopped nuts - all in the larger bowl. Carefully pour hot mixture over all and stir stir stir to mix well. Pour into buttered pan, refrigerate. Sets perfectly when cold. Few hours. Cut in pieces and serve, or wrap in bunches for gifts. Makes 5 pounds! Enjoy.

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40 years ago I was in my 20's. There used to be 2 can sizes you could buy at the grocery store. I can't remember the exact size of them but the "tall" one is probably 12 oz. with the "small" being about 2\3 cup. If it's the recipe I think it is, the 7 oz. marshmallow cream should be fine. You could add in 1 oz. mini marshmallows or just use 8 oz. mini marshmallows, stirring until dissolved. This might help with your hardening issue as well.

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