Old Time Fudge - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. sugar
3 (1 oz.) sq. unsweetened chocolate
1 c. milk
dash of salt
2 tsp. corn syrup
3 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Grease pot with margarine (sides and bottom).
Mix sugar, salt, chocolate, syrup and milk until it comes to a full boil. Cook over medium heat until comes to a soft ball stage when dropped in a cup of cold water.
This normally only takes about 7 minutes.
Remove from heat; add margarine and vanilla.
Mix well. Place pot in sink in cold water.
Beat until it loses its gloss and starts thickening up.