Recipe: Skaarup's Homemade Mackinaw Fudge

SKAARUP'S HOMEMADE MACKINAW FUDGE
Original recipe. (c) 1997 T. Skaarup. May be copied without modification. All rights reserved.

1/2 cup butter
3 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups milk
2/3 cup cocoa powder
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup walnuts (chopped) optional

Butter (or PAM spray) the sides of a 9" x 9" glass pan and set aside.

Heat Sugar, Milk, Cocoa, and Salt over medium heat to 234 F while stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.

Stir in butter and vanilla. Continue to stir while letting cool and thicken while watching for the gloss of the mixture to disappear. Add nuts if desired.

Pour into the glass pan. Use a buttered spatula to work the edges of the mixture back to the center -- insert spatula at the edge then fold over mix to the center. As the fudge cools it will begin to set. Work the fudge into a loaf and let set in the refrigerator for one hour. Remove and cut.