Peanut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
2 tsp. butter
1 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Melt sugar in heavy iron frying pan over moderate heat, stirring constantly, until all lumps are gone and sugar is a rich, golden color.
Remove from fire; add butter and pour over nuts which have been spread in a shallow, well-greased pan.
When cold, break into pieces.