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Peanut Brittle

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This is a recipe created by my family. It's just not the Holidays without our families peanut brittle.
What you need:

  • 1 cups Karo syrup (white)
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4th tsp salt
  • 1Tbs butter (heaping)
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 cups raw Spanish peanuts
Directions:
  1. Boil sugar, syrup, water and salt in a 4 quart kettle stirring constantly scraping the sides every few turns for around 45 minutes or longer, until mixture spins threads.  (In case you are unaware of what spinning threads means it is when you lift the spoon from the pot and the candy drops and looks like spider webs)
  2. Add  peanuts and stir until golden brown.
  3. Add butter and turn off heat
  4. Add baking soda and stir quickly
  5. Pour onto greased cookie sheet. (we line a large cookie sheet in heavy duty foil and coat it with butter)
  6. When hard (but before it's cool) turn foil with candy on it upside down and hit the back to break it up or use whatever method works best for you.
  7. Let cool and store in air tight containers or Ziploc bags. It will be a mess if you don't :)
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