Best Peanut Brittle

Directions

1. 1
   Have all the ingredients for this recipe measured out and ready.
2. 2
   Lightly butter a large cookie sheet place in a 200 degree oven till needed.
3. 3
   In a 2 quart saucepan add sugar's, corn syrup, salt, and water bring to a boil over medium heat,
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   Stir until sugar is dissolved.
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   Insert candy thermometer.
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   *NOTE FOR RAW PEANUTS:Add raw peanuts when candy sugar is dissolved and candy is boiling.
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   *NOTE FOR OTHER TYPE OF PEANUTS: If adding any other type of peanuts or nuts instead of RAW,do not add the salt.
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   Add peanuts to pot when candy has reached 275 degrees F other wise your peanuts might burn.
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    Add peanuts stirring quite often.
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    Continue boiling until temperature reaches 300 degrees F (Hard crack stage) on thermometer.
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    * Now you have to work fast*.
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    Remove from heat; quickly stir in baking soda, vanilla extract and margarine
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    Pour quickly onto warm cookie sheet.
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    Tilt pan back and forth until candy has spread out over pan.
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    Cool candy.
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    Then break candy into chunk pieces.