Rich Cocoa Fudge - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. sugar
2/3 c. Hershey's cocoa
1/8 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. milk
1/4 c. (1/2 stick) butter or margarine
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preparation

Line 8 or 9-inch square pan with foil.
Butter foil; set aside. In heavy 4-quart saucepan, stir together sugar, cocoa and salt; stir in milk.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture comes to a rolling boil.
Boil without stirring until syrup when dropped into very cold water forms a soft ball.
Remove from heat; add butter and vanilla.
Do not stir.
Cool at room temperature of 110\u00b0 (lukewarm).
Beat with wooden spoon until fudge thickens and loses some of its gloss.
Spread in to prepared pan. Cool.
Cut into squares.
About 36 pieces or 1 3/4 pounds.