Peanut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 c. sugar
    1/2 c. white corn syrup
    1/4 c. boiling water
    2 c. raw peanuts (do not remove red hulls)
    1 tsp. baking soda
Preparation
    Put sugar, corn syrup and water in heavy pot and let come to a boil.
    (Use medium heat throughout.)
    Add peanuts when mixture starts to boil.
    Cook until peanuts start popping and smell parched and sugar is medium brown in color, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat immediately and add baking soda.
    Stir quickly. Do not beat.
    Pour on a large buttered cookie sheet.
    Let cool and break in small pieces.

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