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Traditional Peanut Brittle
A traditional holiday classic
2 cups sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup water
2 cups raw Spanish peanuts
1/2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. baking soda
Heat and stir sugar, syrup and water in a heavy 3-quart saucepan until the sugar
dissolves. Cook over medium heat to soft ball stage (234 degrees). Add nuts and salt. Cook
to hard crack stage (305 degrees), stirring often. Remove from heat.
Quickly, stir in butter and soda. Pour at once onto 2 well-buttered
15-1/2x10-1/2x1-inch pans, spreading with spatula. If desired, cool slightly and pull with
forks to stretchthin. Break up when cold.
Yield: About 1-1/2 pounds of peanut brittle
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