Granny Annie's Rocky Road Fudge

(from Josi Kilpak's book- Rocky Road)

4 1/2 cups sugar
1 (12 oz) can evaporated milk
3 1/2 cups mini marshmallows, divided (2 cups frozen, 1 1 /2 cups at room temperature)
1 stick butter, cut into tablespoon size pieces
3 1/2 cups (21) ounces chocolate, such as choco chips or chopped candy bars (half milk chocolate, half semisweet chocolate makes a great cobo)
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup nuts (any type, but peanuts are traditional)

Put 2 cups of mini marshmallows in freezer. Butter a 9x13 inch pan.

In 4-qt saucepan (or larger- mixture will triple in size once it begins to boil) on medium heat, combine sugar and evaportaed milk. Bring to a boil and boil for 7 minutes (to soft ball stage), stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Allow to cool 3 minutes. Do not stir mixture after removing it from heat or crystallization will occur.

While the sugar-milk mixture cools, mix together 1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows, butter, chocolate, and vanilla in large bowl.

Pour sugar-milk mixture in bowl with chocolate-butter mixture (do not stir before pouring in sugar-milk mixture and do not scrap pan). Mix until smooth. Add nuts and pre-frozen marshmellows. Mix till combined. Pour mixture into prepared pan; smooth top. Allow to cool completely before cutting into 1-inch squares.

*Freezes well when wrapped tightly in plastic wrap. Thaw before eating.