European Cocoa Fudge
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3 cup sugar
2/3 cup european style cocoa
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup whole milk
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Line an 8 inch square pan with foil: butter foil.
In a 4 quart saucepan, mix sugar, cocoa and salt.
Stir in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a rolling boil.
Boil, without stirring, to 234 degrees. Remove from heat, add butter and vanilla -Do Not Stir!
Cool at room temperature to 110 degrees. Beat with a wooden spoon until fudge thickens and looses some of its gloss. Spread quickly into the prepared pan. Cool.
Makes about 1 3/4 pounds of fudge.
* reqular cocoa works well, too.
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