Grandma'S Peanut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 pint water
1 lb peanuts
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 tablespoon vanilla

Preparation

In a heavy 2 quart saucepan, over medium heat, bring to a boil sugar, vanilla and water.
Stir until sugar is dissolved.
Stir in peanuts.
Set candy thermometer in place, and continue cooking. Stir frequently until temperature reaches 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), or until hardens when dropped in water.
Remove from heat; immediately stir in baking soda.
Pour immediately onto cookie sheet.
Lift and pull peanut mixture( I do this with 2 forks) into rectangle about 14x12 inches.
Let cool.
Snap candy into pieces.