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Make this on a day that is not rainy. If it is too wet out, it will not set right and will crumble.

4 cups sugar

12.5 oz evaporated milk

1 cup butter

7 oz. marshmallows

12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips (one regular-sized bag)

1 tsp. vanilla

In a large pot, melt the butter with the evaporated milk. Add the sugar. Bring to a medium/medium high heat. While stirring constantly, boil the mixture. Get a bowl of ice water, and after the mixture has begun to thicken (about 10 minutes, maybe), drizzle some into the water to test it. When it is ready, the fudge will form a ball in the water that can be squeezed softly with your fingers. The boiling fudge in the pot will have a “quilted” texture:

This is close to "quilted"

Once the fudge has reached this stage, take it off the heat and add the marshmallows and chocolate chip. Mix quickly and thoroughly; keep mixing for a few minutes after it looks melted and homogenized.

Pour into a large  (13×11 or so, it doesn’t really matter) pan or several small pans/dishes, preferably lined with aluminum foil. Let it sit out until it cools and is firm. You can easily package it in wax paper for distribution to friends and family!

This may take a few batches of trial-and-error before you get the texture right. You have to take it off the heat at the right time or it may be mushy or grainy. Either way, it will taste really good though!