Comments on: What do you Feed your Family?

By: Patricia

Patricia — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 04:36:53 +0000

Won’t be long now…I know Grandma used to make several batches over the course of several weeks and kept them on her cool porch. Personally I think they are best right out of the fryer, but that doesn’t always work with a houseful of family eagerly awaiting their taste.

By: Susie

Susie — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:38:43 +0000

YES, I remember these too. I have my maternal grandmothers cast-iron pan for making these. Grandma said she had also seen the word spelled “fudjens” as well as “fudgens.”
Both spellings had the umlaut over the u.

By: Liz

Liz — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:10:40 +0000

I love fudgens! My grandma made them every New Year’s Eve and then our family made them after she passed away. Then, for some reason, nobody made them for about 15 years until this year, when two of the youngest generation made them for the whole family. The only thing is, we like nutmeg instead of the cardamom in ours. Our family hales from Northern Germany in the Schleswig-Holstein area, so maybe that’s where the treat originates, because like you, I can’t seem to find other German Americans who have heard of them.

By: Janann

Janann — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:24:09 +0000

YES! We ate these every year at Christmas. Though my Mom would never share her secret recipe. She died 14 years ago. I have had a few here and there since that others made and brought to church, but they aren’t the same as hot right out of the pan! We are of German heritage and grew up in Central Iowa. I have talked to other people of German heritage from other areas and they had never heard of them. I will have to try your recipe. Thank you so much for sharing it. J

By: Priscilla

Priscilla — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:08:10 +0000

Christmas Turkey and a Lasagna was and still is a tradition at my mom’s. My dad is Italian so Lasagna was key. It shows up on Thanksgiving many times as well!

By: Jeanne Van Hulle

Jeanne Van Hulle — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:00:05 +0000

We always enjoyed the German treat on New Year’s Day. We called them feurden. Thanks for bringing back a wonderful childhood memory!