Peanut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. light corn syrup
1/2 c. water
2 1/2 c. raw peanuts
1 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 tsp. baking soda

Preparation

Combine sugar, syrup and water in saucepan; cook over low heat until mixture comes to a boil.
Add peanuts and cook until candy thermometer registers 290\u00b0.
Remove from heat.
Add butter, salt, vanilla and baking soda, mixing well.
Spread thinly onto 2 buttered cookie sheets.
Cool and break into pieces.
Yield: about 2 pounds.