Old Fashioned Chocolate Fudge - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. sifted unsweetened cocoa
1 c. milk or 1/2 c. evaporated milk combined with 1/2 c. water
2 Tbsp. light corn syrup
3 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 c. coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans

Preparation

Lightly butter an 8 x 8 x 2-inch or 9 x 13-inch pan.
In heavy 5 quart saucepan, combine sugar, salt, cocoa, milk and corn syrup. Cook, stirring over medium heat, until sugar dissolves.
Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, to 234\u00b0 on candy thermometer or until a little in cold water forms a soft ball.
Remove from heat. Add butter.
Do not stir.
Let cool until pan feels lukewarm.
Add vanilla with wooden spoon; beat fudge until creamy, no longer glossy.
Stir nuts in quickly.
Turn evenly into prepared pan. Refrigerate about 2 hours.