2 cups sugar
1 cup whole milk
3 squares of unsweetened bakers chocolate
Pinch of salt
1 T butter
1 teaspoon of vanilla
Combine the sugar and milk in a saucepan. Heat but do not boil. Add the 3 squares of chocolate and pinch of salt. Stir and boil to the soft ball stage. ( a soft ball will form when dropping a little in a glad of cold water)
Remove from heat. Add butter and vanilla. Beat by hand until mixture looses its gloss and thickens. Pour in a buttered square pan. Cool. Cut into small square pieces.
Daddy made this fudge for my sister an I . Mom worked evenings, so thats when he would make it. I remember the Flintstones jelly glass sitting on the counter with water so he could test it. We were in a hurry to have some, so in the winter he would set the dish out on the porch with a cover on it so it would chill faster. To this day its my favorite fudge.