When I was little, my grandmother used to make "hard" fudge. Normal fudge, the kind you can cut with the little plastic knives from the store, is "soft". Hers was hard, almost as hard as the chocolate from a king-sized Hershey bar.

It was hard and grainy, and I loved it.

So did the rest of the family, but she never had a recipe. Far as I know, she took what she knew of it to the grave.

Any ideas? Has anyone ever done this? She was German, so I've thought maybe it's a German idea, but nothing's ever turned up. I've looked for more than a decade and can't find a shop or fudge maker
anywhere who makes it.
Thanks in advance!