Peanut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. light corn syrup
1/4 c. margarine or butter
2 1/2 c. raw peanuts
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda, sifted
1/2 c. water

Preparation

Butter 2 large baking sheets; set aside.
Butter sides of a heavy 3-quart saucepan.
In saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, margarine and 1/2 cup water.
Cook and stir over medium-high heat to boiling.
Clip candy thermometer to side of pan.
Cook and stir over medium-low heat to 275\u00b0, soft crack stage.
Add nuts; cook and stir to 295\u00b0, hard crack stage.
Remove saucepan from heat; remove thermometer.
Quickly sprinkle
soda over mixture, stirring constantly.
Immediately pour onto prepared baking sheets.
Cool; break into pieces.