Mom's Fudge

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 108
• 40 large marshmallows, divided
• 4 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups canned milk (not sweetened condensed)
• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips, nestle preferred
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 lb butter or 1/2 lb margarine
• 1 cup chopped nuts (i never use them so i"m guessing)

Recipe

• 1 place chocolate chips and butter in a pan (i use an 8 quart to have plenty of room for stirring).
• 2 use the butter wrappers to grease a 9 x 13 pan.
• 3 cut up 20 large marshmallows into the pan.
• 4 (can use 2 c mini) put in the freezer.
• 5 place 20 large marshmallows, canned milk and sugar in 6-8 quart heavy pan.
• 6 stirring, bring to a boil.
• 7 continue to boil exactly 5 minutes, stirring constantly (don't worry if there are some darker streaks, just stir better).
• 8 pour mixture over chocolate chips and butter.
• 9 continue stirring until mixture looses it's shine and becomes glossy.
• 10 this can take anywhere from 15-30 minutes.
• 11 stir in vanilla and frozen marshmallows.
• 12 (you can also add nuts at this point).
• 13 return to the buttered pan and refrigerate.
• 14 i've made this in small tins for gifts by lining them with plastic wrap and placing a piece of cardboard, covered with parchment, on the bottom (inside the plastic wrap).