Peanut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. sugar
3 Tbsp. Karo or honey
1 c. water
1 1/2 Tbsp. butter
1/8 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. maple flavor (optional)
2 c. roasted peanuts

Preparation

In a saucepan, combine sugar, syrup, water, butter and salt. Cover; cook 5 minutes.
Uncover.
Cook gently until the mixture begins to brown ever so slightly in the middle.
Remove from fire; add soda, maple flavor and nuts.
Pour into buttered flat pan, like a cookie sheet.
Cool and break into pieces.
Delicious. Recipe used for many years.