Old Time Chocolate Fudge By Paula Deen - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups sugar
4 tablespoons cocoa
3 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 cup evaporated milk
6 tablespoons butter, plus extra for pan
1 cup chopped nuts, she used pecans
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preparation

Butter a 1 1/2-quart glass dish.
Mix sugar and cocoa; add syrup and milk.
Cook in saucepan over medium heat until soft ball forms 234 to 240 degrees on a candy thermometer.
Remove from heat.
Add butter, nuts and vanilla.
Beat with mixer or by hand.
Pour into prepared dish and cut into squares.
Work fast because mixture thickens quickly.