Moms Peanut Brittle Recipe

How to make it

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• in a heavy 3 quart saucepan: put the sugar, corn syrup, and water
• stir over low heat until the sugar disolves
• continue to stir until the syrup boils
• put in your candy therometer
• turn the heat to high until the temperature reaches 280'F
• lower heat and add the butter, stirrring rapidly
• then add the peanuts.
• cook for 2-3 mins stirring occasionally until the temperature reaches 300'F
• remove from heat, add baking soda. stir until it bubbles up.
• add vanilla and stir again
• pour into 2 well greased cookie sheets
• spread thinly with a spatula
• when the edges are cool enoughto handle, pick them up and stretch as thinly as possible.
• as the candy cools down pull it loose from the pans and turn over.
• stretch again. you want this to be thin
• this candy doesn't keep well.. It will get sticky unless kept in a tightly covered tin can..
• ****a little note from Mom: be sure and grease the cookie sheets!