Title: Peanut Brittle
Categories: Candy
Yield: 12 Servings

3	c	Sugar
1	c	Water
1/2	c	Light Karo
COOK TO 230D.;ADD
1/4	c	Butter
1 1/2	c	Raw peanuts
REMOVE FROM HEAT;ADD QUICKLY
1	tb	Soda
1	ts	Vanilla

In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, water and Karo. Stir constantly until it threads. Add butter and peanuts slowly so that the mixture continues to boil. Cook slowly to 300 degrees, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; quickly add soda and vanilla. (It will foam up.) Turn onto 2 buttered baking sheets or buttered marble slab. Stretch with fork. Cool. Break up. Makes about 3 lbs. Dolores McCann, OH

Dolores McCann, Prodigy Food & Wine Board

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