Peanut Brittle
List of Ingredients
1 Candy thermometer
2 cups sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1 cup butter
2 cups raw peanuts
1 tsp. baking soda
Recipe
In a 3 quart saucepan, heat together the sugar, syrup and water, stirring until sugar dissolves. When it begins to boil, blend in the butter. Once temp. reaches 225 start stirring frequently. Add peanuts when temp. is at 280 then stir constantly until it hits (hard crack stage)305. Remove from heat and quickly stir in the soda, mixing well. Pour onto 2 buttered cookie sheets. Loosen from pans when the candy hardens, but still real warm. Break into pieces.
Makes 2 1/2 pounds.
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