Peanut Patties - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. water
3 c. sugar
3 c. raw Spanish peanuts
1/3 c. butter or margarine
1 c. light corn syrup
6 drops red food coloring (scant 1/4 tsp.)
pinch of salt

Preparation

Bring sugar, water and syrup to boil. Add peanuts and coloring. Cook over medium heat until hard-boil stage (250\u00b0 on candy thermometer) about 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from flame. Add margarine and salt. Beat until mixture is quite thick and creamy. Drop in clusters on wax paper or greased cookie sheet. If mixture hardens too rapidly, put back on stove on low heat a few minutes. Stir well, then continue dropping.