Country Peanut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. light corn syrup
1/2 c. water
1/4 c. butter or margarine
2 1/2 c. raw peanuts
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda, sifted

Preparation

Butter\t2
large baking sheets;
set aside.
Butter the sides of\ta
heavy 3 quart saucepan.
In the saucepan combine sugar, corn syrup, water and the 1/4 cup butter or margarine. Cook
over medium-high
heat
to boiling, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to dissolve sugar.
This should take about 5 minutes.
Avoid splashing mixture on sides of pan.\tCarefully
clip
candy thermometer to side of pan.
Cook over medium-low
heat,
stirring occasionally, until thermometer registers 275\u00b0,
soft
crack stage.
Mixture should boil at a moderate, steady
rate
over entire surface.
Reaching soft crack stage should take 30 to 35 minutes.