Peanut Butter Fudge - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1/2 c. milk
1/3 c. creamy peanut butter
2 Tbsp. light corn syrup
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. chopped peanuts

Preparation

Line an 8 x 8 x 2-inch baking pan with foil, extending foil over edges of pan.
Butter the foil; set pan aside.
Butter the sides of a heavy 2-quart saucepan.
In the saucepan, combine sugar, milk, peanut butter and corn syrup.
Cook over medium-high heat to boiling, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to dissolve sugar. This should take about 5 minutes.
Avoid splashing mixture on sides of pan.
Carefully clip candy thermometer to side of pan.
Cook over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until thermometer registers 234\u00b0, soft ball stage.
Mixture should boil at a moderate, steady rate over the entire surface.
Reaching soft ball stage should take 8 to 10 minutes.