Chocolate Fudge

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp cocoa
• 3 Tbsp white (corn) syrup
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 stick butter
• 2 tsp vanilla
• Pecans, whole or chopped, to taste

Instructions

1. Cook the cocoa, corn syrup, sugar, milk, and salt together to soft ball stage (237-239°).
2. Remove from the heat immediately.
3. As soon as it stops boiling (a few seconds), add the butter and vanilla - use real butter (not margarine) and real vanilla (not imitation).
4. Start beating as soon as the butter looks mostly melted, and beat until it changes consistency.
5. Pour into a buttered pan that has pecans on the bottom (or beat the pecans in before pouring, if you're quick enough).
6. Cut while still warm - the flavor improves overnight.