Jake'S Peanut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 qt. raw peanuts
3 c. sugar
1/2 c. water
1 c. white Karo syrup
1 small piece paraffin wax
3 full tsp. baking soda

Preparation

Cook together the first 5 ingredients until peanuts are done, stirring frequently.
Do not burn.
Remove from stove.
Add the baking soda; stir in briefly just to mix.
Mixture should be poured onto a buttered sheet of Saran-type paper while it is still foaming; spread very quickly.
Takes about 30 inches of paper.
Do not kill the foam before pouring onto paper.
It must have some foaming action on the paper.