Mix in a 1 1/2 quart saucepan:

1 (3 oz.) pkg. cook-n-serve chocolate pudding mix (not instant kind)
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup Pet evaporated milk
1 tbsp. butter

Cook and stir to a full all over boil. Lower heat and keep stirring while mixture boils slowly 3 minutes. Take off heat.

Stir in all at once:

1 cup small salted peanuts

Beat until candy starts to thicken, drop from teaspoon onto paper to form 24 clusters.