Peanut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. white syrup
1/2 c. water
3 c. raw peanuts
1 tsp. melted butter
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Combine sugar, syrup and water; cook to soft ball stage (236\u00b0). Add peanuts and melted butter; continue cooking until syrup is a golden brown (290\u00b0). Scorches easily! Stir during last few minutes of cooking. Remove from heat; add soda and vanilla. Stir until mixture thickens. Pour into buttered tins and break into pieces when cold. If roasted peanuts are used, add to syrup before removing from heat.