Ingredients

  • 2 cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp corn syrup
  • 3 square unsweetened chocolate
  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Method

  1. Cook the sugar, corn syrup, chocolate and milk to 232 degrees F, or until the syrup forms a very soft ball when tested in cold water. Stir occasionally to prevent burning.
  2. Remove from the fire, add the baking powder and butter. Cool to lukewarm.
  3. Add the vanilla extract and beat until creamy and the right consistency to spread.

Original card

The recipe above was transcribed from this scan of Vera’s original card.