Old-fashioned Fudge

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 cups white sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 3 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• butter an 8 or 9 inch square pan. set aside.
• in a large bowl, combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt; mix well. in a heavy saucepan, cook butter or margarine until golden brown; remove from heat. add sugar mixture; mix well. stir in vinegar and milk; return to heat. bring to a boil, stirring frequently. cover and boil 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• stir in chocolate. insert a candy thermometer and cook, uncovered to soft ball stage, 238 degrees f ( 114 degrees c). remove from heat; add vanilla and do not stir. let it sit until pan is lukewarm and easy to hold.
• with a sturdy wooden spoon, beat the fudge until it loses is shine.
• with buttered hands, quickly press mixture into prepared pan. let cool slightly before cutting. keep fudge covered tightly with plastic wrap.