Peanut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. light corn syrup
1/3 c. water
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1/4 tsp. salt
2 c. roasted, blanched peanuts
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

In large heavy saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, water, butter and salt.
Stir constantly over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until syrup reaches 300\u00b0 on candy thermometer (hard crack stage).
Stir in peanuts.
Mix soda and vanilla and quickly stir into candy. Mixture will foam.
Quickly turn out into greased 10 x 15 x 1-inch pan.
Cool completely.
Break into pieces.
Store in airtight containers up to four weeks.