Old Fashioned Peanut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup white Karo
1 1/2 cups Spanish peanuts (raw)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons baking soda

Preparation

Use heavy skillet with a tight lid to boil sugar, water, and karo (400*F.) until it spins a thread 1 foot long. Add raw spanish peanuts and vanilla. Stir gently until peanuts crack or pop. Stir until light beige, not gold or tan. Remove from heat. Add 2 scant teaspoons baking soda. Stir quickly and pour onto greased cookie sheet.