Peanut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. white syrup
1/2 c. water
1 1/2 c. raw Spanish peanuts
1/2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. butter
2 tsp. soda (optional)

Preparation

Boil the first 3 ingredients to hard crack stage, then add the peanuts, salt, 2 teaspoons soda and butter.
Stir until it changes color.
Add 1/2 teaspoon (heaping) soda.
Stir and pour into buttered pan.
Let harden and break into pieces.