Recipe from Alice Kingsbury
3 cups sugar
3 tbls cocoa (rounded)
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup white corn syrup
1-2 tbls butter or margarine
1 tsp vanilla
Nuts, optional
Combine the first 4 ingredients; mix well. Boil over medium heat to soft ball stage, stirring frequently. Let cool until you can hold hand on bottom of the pan. Add butter and the vanilla. Beat until it begins to thicken; add nuts if using, and beat until no longer glossy. Quickly spread in greased 9 x 9-inch square pan. Can also be kneaded, rolled, and sliced or pressed into pan and cut into squares.
