Licorice Fudge Recipe

3 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups milk
1/4 cup light corn syrup
2 tbsp butter
4 tsp anise seeds

Line an 8 inch square pan with foil and spray the foil with cooking spray. Alternatively, butter the pan.

In a large 3 quart saucepan, combine sugar, milk, anise seeds, corn syrup and butter. Cook over medium heat, stirring until mixture comes to a boil. Cook to 238F on candy thermometer (soft ball stage). Stir only a few times to keep the anise seeds from settling to the bottom of the pan. Remove from heat. Do not stir.

Cool to 120F. Beat until mixture starts to lose its gloss. Quickly pour into greased pan, cut into squares when cool.