Peanut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. light Karo syrup
1/2 c. water
2 c. sugar
2 c. raw peanuts
1 tsp. butter
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda

Preparation

Cook Karo syrup, water and sugar until creamy, light amber in color.
Add raw shelled peanuts and continue cooking constantly until peanuts are parched and candy is a little more brown.
Add butter, salt and soda.
Beat 1 minute; pour thinly on buttered tray.
Do not spread with a spoon.
As it cools, stretch out into thin wafer-like pieces.
When cool, break into pieces.