Peanut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Combine sugar, syrup and water.
Cook slowly, stirring until sugar dissolves.
Cook to soft ball stage (238\u00b0).
Add peanuts and salt.
Cook to hard ball stage (290\u00b0).
Stir constantly.
Remove from heat; add butter and soda.
Stir lightly.
Pour evenly into well-greased shallow pan.
Cool partially by lifting around edge with knife.
When firm, turn.
When cold, break into pieces.