Old Time Chodolate Fudge

By sugarbear

Ingredients

• 3 cups sugar
• 4 heaping tablespoons cocoa
• 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 6 tablespoons butter, plus extra for buttering dish
• 1 cup chopped pecan (optional)
• 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

Mix sugar and cocoa; add syrup and milk. Cook in saucepan over medium heat until a small drop forms
a soft ball in cold water(234-240 defgrees on a candy thermometer). Remove from heat. Add butter, pecans and vanills. Beat witrh mixer or by hand. Pour into a slightly buttered oblong glass dish and cut into squares. Work fast, as mixture thickens quickly.