Mackinac Island Fudge - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup butter, not margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Preparation

Mix milk, butter, sugars and salt in a heavy saucepan. Cook over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring, constantly. Boil 6 mins., stirring constantly.
Remove from heat; add vanilla and powdered sugar.
Beat with mixer until smooth and thick; add nuts.
Pour into buttered pan and freeze for 20 minutes Cut into pieces once set. Makes 1 pound.
To make peanut butter fudge: Follow vanilla nut fudge recipe but cut butter to 1/4 cup and add 1/2 cup peanut butter.