Peanut Brittle

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Ingredients:
1 cup white corn syrup
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
2 cups raw peanuts with skins
1 1/2 Tbs. butter
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. soda

Preparation:
Place corn syrup, sugar and water in an iron skillet and cook to the soft ball stage (230°). Add peanuts and stir. Cook to the crack stage (301° to 302°). Turn off the heat. Add butter, vanilla and soda and stir until blended. Pour the brittle onto a greased surface, preferably marble. Turn it at once and stretch it quickly until it is very thin. When cold, break it into pieces.

Variation:
Substitute cashews or your favorite nuts for the peanuts and enjoy.

Maria and Andrea

 

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