Gold Bar Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (3 1/2 oz.) box vanilla pudding (do not use instant)
1 c. sugar
2/3 c. evaporated milk
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 tsp. liquid butter flavoring
2/3 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

In medium saucepan, combine first 3 ingredients.
Bring to boil for 5 minutes.
Stir constantly.
Remove from heat and stir in butter and liquid flavoring.
Pour into a medium bowl.
Beat with electric mixer on high speed for 4 or 5 minutes or until thick and is no longer glossy.
Stir in pecans.
Fill buttered plastic ice cube trays half full with mixture.
Refrigerate until firm.
Remove and wrap in foil candy wrappers.
Store in a cool place.
Yields 2 dozen.