Buttery Peanut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. light corn syrup
1/2 c. water
1 c. butter, cut into pieces
2 c. raw Spanish peanuts
1 tsp. soda

Preparation

In a 3-quart saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup and water. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved and mixture comes to a full boil, 20 to 30 minutes.
Add butter; continue cooking, stirring occasionally until candy thermometer reaches 280\u00b0 or small amount of mixture dropped into ice water forms a pliable strand, 80 to 90 minutes.
Stir in peanuts; continue cooking, stirring constantly, until thermometer reaches 305\u00b0 or small amount of mixture dropped into ice water forms a brittle thread, 12 to 14 minutes.