Old-Fashioned Chocolate Fudge - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. granulated sugar
3 to 4 Tbsp. cocoa
1/2 c. cream
1/2 c. milk
few grains of salt
2 Tbsp. corn syrup
1 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 to 1 c. nuts (if desired)

Preparation

Combine sugar, cocoa, cream,
milk, syrup and salt in a deep pan and heat.
Stir
until\tsugar is completely dissolved and the mixture boils.
Boil
until
the
test
for
soft ball stage is reached (when little
of
mixture
is dropped in cold water). Remove from burner\tand add butter and vanilla.
Cool until only warm; beat until
thick
and
creamy.
Add nuts, if used and pour into buttered pan.