Peanut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. light corn syrup
1 c. water
1/4 tsp. salt
2 c. raw Spanish peanuts
1 tsp. butter
1/4 tsp. soda

Preparation

Cook first 4 ingredients slowly; stir until sugar dissolves. Cook to soft ball stage (238\u00b0).
Remove candy from heat while testing.
Blanch 2 cups unroasted Virginia peanuts (raw Spanish do not need blanching).
To blanch, cover with boiling water for 3 minutes; run under cold water.
Remove coating.
Add nuts and 1/4 teaspoon salt to mixture.
Cook to hard crack stage (290\u00b0), stirring constantly.
Remove from heat.