Cherry Nut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/3 cup water
2 1/2 cups salted mixed nuts
1/2 cup candied red cherries or 1/2 cup green glazed cherries, halved
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

In a 3-quart saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup and water.
Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
Continue cooking without stirring, till candy thermometer reaches hard crack stage (300 F.).
Meanwhile, in 13x9x2-inch baking dish, combine nuts and cherries.
Heat in 350 oven for 10 minutes; keep warm.
When syrup reaches 300 F.
stir in nuts, cherries, butter and vanilla until butter melts.
Immediately pour onto buttered jellyroll pan.
Spread quickly, with wooden spoon.
Place pan on cooling rack.
Let stand about 1-1/2 hours.
Loosen and break into pieces.