Grandma's Recipe Box: Brown Sugar Fudge

 Fudge is so yummy!  It is a great holiday or anytime sweet treat.  Below is Grandma's old fashioned recipe for a carmel-like fudge that does not require a lot of ingredients - no chocolate required.    

Please give it a try and let me know what you think in the comments on this blog post.  Thanks.

Brown Sugar Fudge

Ingredients:

3 cups packed brown sugar (or substiute 2 cups brown and 1 cup white sugar)
1 cup milk (or cream or canned milk)
Optional: 1 Tablespoon butter (add only if using milk)
2 teaspoons vanilla
Pinch of salt
Pecan or walnut halves

Steps:

1. Cook mixture of sugar and milk to 238 degrees soft ball stage.
2. Remove from heat.  Add butter, vanilla, and salt.
3. Cool to lukewarm. 
4. Beat until mixture begins to hold shape.
5. Pour and smooth into buttered 8-inch pan.
6. Cut into squares and press a nut half on each piece.
7. Once set, remove peices from pan to serve.