Old Fashioned Cocoa Fudge - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 c. cocoa
3 c. sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. milk
1/4 c. margarine
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Thoroughly combine cocoa, sugar and salt in a heavy 4-quart saucepan, gradually add milk.
Bring to a bubbly boil on medium heat, stirring constantly.
Continue to boil without stirring or until soft ball stage.
Remove saucepan from heat, add butter and vanilla.
Do not stir.
Cool at room temperature.
Beat by hand until fudge thickens and loses some of its gloss.
Quickly spread fudge in buttered pan.
Cut.