Old-Fashioned Chocolate Fudge - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
2/3 c. milk
2 oz. unsweetened chocolate or 1/3 c. cocoa
2 Tbsp. corn syrup
1/4 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. coarsely chopped nuts (if desired)

Preparation

Butter 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
Combine sugar, milk, chocolate, corn syrup and salt in 2-quart saucepan.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted and sugar is dissolved.
Cook, stirring constantly, to 234\u00b0 on candy thermometer (or until small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water forms a soft ball, which flattens when removed from water).