Instructions

  1. Combine the milk, butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and salt in a good sized heavy pan.
  2. Cook at medium heat until boiling; then boil for exactly 6 minutes, stirring.
  3. constantly.
  4. Remove from heat and add the vanilla extract and confectioners’ sugar.
  5. Beat with a mixer until smooth and thick, and then add nuts (if desired).
  6. Pour into a buttered pan (perhaps 9" square) and freeze for 20 minutes.
  7. Once the fudge is firmed up, cut it into pieces of whatever size you choose.
  8. Peanut Butter Fudge:
  9. Reduce the butter to 1/4 cup and add 1/2 cup of peanut butter.
  10. Chocolate Fudge.
  11. Mix 1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder with the confectioners sugar before stirring into fudge.