Ingredients
2 cup sugar
4 tbsp cocoa
1/4 lb butter (or margarine)
2 tsp light corn syrup
1 can evaporated milk, small water
Directions
Mix all ingredients and stir over low heat.
Cook to soft ball stage when dropped in cold water.
Beat by hand until mixture loses gloss. Chopped nuts can be added.
Pour into a greased 8 x 8-inch pan. Cut into pieces. Cool.
Good fudge! This was a recipe from the Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang story
book read by my son, Curtis Burton, while in grade school and has
been a family favorite since 1970.
Joyce Burton, Prodigy Food & Wine Board
Servings: 1 servings
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