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Jean's Peanut Brittle




Source of Recipe


Jean Mosely






Recipe Introduction


Jean gave me two different recipes.





List of Ingredients



• 1 1/2 cups peanuts or pecans
  
• 1 cup sugar
  
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (scant)
  
• 1 heaping teaspoon baking soda
  
• 1/8 cup water
  
• 3/8 cup light Caro syrup
  
• 2 tablespoons oleo or butter
  
• or
  
• 2 cups sugar
  
• pinch salt
  
• 3/4 cup light Caro syrup
  
• 1/4 cup water
  
• 2 1/2 cups pecans
  
• big table spoon oleo
  
• 2 teaspoons soda
  






Instructions



1. Boil sugar, salt, syrup, water, and nuts 8 to 10 minutes. Boil and turn down a little above medium. Stir last five minutes constantly.
   
2. Add butter about 2 minutes before taking up.
   
3. Cut off heat.
   
4. Stir in soda.
   
   
5. Put oleo on formica table or cookie sheet.
   
6. Pour candy onto table. Wait 1 minute and start pulling until very thin.
   






Final Comments


"Miss Jean" used to make this when we stayed at our camphouse at Thanksgiving.