Peanut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. white corn syrup
1/2 c. water
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. butter
2 c. raw peanuts
2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 tsp. soda

Preparation

Mix first 4 ingredients and bring to a boil.
Cover and boil 3 minutes.
Remove cover and boil at 250\u00b0 or until a hard ball stage, then add butter and peanuts.
Cook slowly to 300\u00b0 or a hard crack stage.
Add vanilla and soda to mixture quickly.
Pour into greased pan or platter.
Let stand one minute (or until like a pancake which will turn out clean).
Yields 2 pounds.