Peanut Butter Fudge

Line an 8 x 8 x 2-inch baking pan with foil, extending foil over edges of pan.

Butter the foil; set pan aside.

Butter the sides of a heavy 2-quart saucepan.

In the saucepan, combine sugar, milk, peanut butter and corn syrup.

Cook over medium-high heat to boiling, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to dissolve sugar. This should take about 5 minutes.

Avoid splashing mixture on sides of pan.

Carefully clip candy thermometer to side of pan.

Cook over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until thermometer registers 234°, soft ball stage.

Mixture should boil at a moderate, steady rate over the entire surface.

Reaching soft ball stage should take 8 to 10 minutes.