Peanut Brittle Recipe

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Ingredients:

2 cups sugar
1 cup white Karo syrup
1/2 cup water
Cook uhtil it spins a thread (abut 25-30 mintues)
Add:
1# raw spanish peanuts (2 cups)
Stir constantly until light tan in color, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and add remainder ingredients
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp sal
1 T butter
2 tsp baking soda.
Pour immediately on greased cookie sheet. Let cook, then crack into bite size pieces.

Directions:

See above

It is very important to constantly stir the mixture after peanuts are added. It will start turning color very fast, so watch closely.

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Friends recipe
Submitted By: Ginny
Don@SPIE.org
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