Fudge with Cocoa
| Sugar (granulated), | 2 cups |
| Milk, | ½ cup |
| Cocoa, | 4 tablespoons |
| Butter, | 1 tablespoon |
| Flavoring (vanilla), | 1 teaspoon |
Betsey melted the butter in the saucepan first, then added the cocoa gradually, and when it was very smooth included the sugar and milk. These she let boil until a little of the syrup dropped in cold water formed a soft ball, then removing the saucepan from the fire, she placed it in a pan of cold water, added the vanilla, beat the fudge until it was thick like heavy cream, and poured it in the buttered pan and marked in squares.