Peanut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1/2 c. light corn syrup
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. shelled raw peanuts *
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, softened
1 tsp. baking soda

Preparation

Grease large cookie sheet.
In heavy, medium saucepan over medium heat, heat to boiling, sugar, corn syrup, salt and 1/4 cup water, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
Stir in peanuts.
Set candy thermometer in place and continue cooking, stirring frequently, until temperature reaches 300\u00b0, or until a small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water separates into hard and brittle threads.
Remove from heat; immediately stir in butter or margarine and baking soda.
Pour at once onto cookie sheet. With 2 forks, lift and pull peanut mixture into rectangle about 14 x 12-inch; cool.
With hands, snap candy into small pieces. Store in tightly covered container.
Makes 1 pound.