Old Time Chocolate Fudge

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter for buttering dish
• 4 tablespoons cocoa 
• 3 tablespoons plus light
• 1 cup evaporated milk 
• 1 cup pecans chopped
• 3 cups sugar 
• 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract 

Equipment

• sauce pan
• blender
• candy thermometer

Directions

1. Mix sugar and cocoa; add syrup and milk. Cook in saucepan over medium heat until a small drop forms a soft ball in cold water (234 to 240 degrees F on a candy thermometer).
2. Remove from heat.
3. Add butter, pecans, and vanilla. Beat with mixer or by hand.
4. Pour into a slightly buttered oblong glass dish and cut into squares. Work fast, as mixture thickens quickly.