CHOCOLATE FUDGE

By pbaumgartner

(Peg's recipe)

Ingredients

• 1/3 c. + 2 Tbs. Cocoa
• 4 1/2 c. sugar
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 2 1/4 c. evaporated milk
• 1/4 c. + 2 Tbs. butter
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Mix cocoa, sugar, and salt in a large heavy pan; add milk; stir till ingredients are moistened. Bring to boil over fairly high heat, stirring constantly. Boil, stirring occasionally till fudge reaches 236° (soft-ball stage).
Take off heat and drop in butter. DON’T STIR. Cool to 110°. When fudge has cooled, add vanilla and beat till it loses some of its gloss and thickens.
Spread in lightly buttered pan. Cool; cut in squares.