Virginia Fudge

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Title: VIRGINIA FUDGE
Categories: Candies
Yield: 75 Servings

1 cn (12 oz) EVAPORATED MILK
1/2 c BUTTER
2 tb LIGHT CORN SYRUP
2 c BROWN SUGAR, firmly packed
1 ts VANILLA
2 c PECANS

Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan; set aside.
In a heavy 4-quart saucepan, combine milk, butter, corn syrup, granulated
sugar and brown sugar. Place over medium heat and stir occasionally with a
wooden spoon until mixture comes to a boil.
Clip on candy thermometer. Cook to 234 F (115 C) or soft- ball stage.
Pour, without scraping, into baking pan. Cool to lukewarm. Add vanilla.
Stir with a wooden spoon until mixture thickens. Add nuts and continue
stirring until candy loses its gloss. Scrape out onto plastic wrap. Pat
into a loaf shape (about 9" x 5"). Slice and serve, or wrap in plastic and
store in the refrigerator for several weeks.
Makes about 50 slices or 75 pieces.
VARIATION: Use 1 teaspoon maple extract in place of the vanilla. From

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