Mom'S Easy Peanut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 cup white light corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 - 1 1/2 cup raw Spanish peanut

Preparation

Stir syrup, water and sugar together in large, heavy pan to hard ball stage (250*F- 265*F-- A little of this syrup dropped into cold water will form a hard ball).
Stir in butter and peanuts until golden brown.
Stir in vanilla and soda.
Pour into 2 buttered pizza pans, just shaking pan to even out mixture.
Cool and break into pieces.