Old-Fashioned Peanut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 c. peanuts
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Melt sugar in a heavy skillet (iron works better).
Stir constantly until melted.
Stir in butter, baking soda, vanilla and peanuts.
Pour onto a large buttered platter quickly and spread with forks to the thickness desired.
It is very hot and thickens very fast.
Let cool and then break up into pieces.