Peanut Brittle

Directions

1. 1
   Line a jelly roll pan with aluminum foil.
2. 2
   Butter foil and set aside.
3. 3
   Combine first 4 ingredients in a heavy, 2-quart saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring gently until sugar dissolves.
4. 4
   Cover and cook over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes to wash down sugar crystals from the sides of the pan.
5. 5
   Uncover and cook to hard crack stage on candy thermometer.
6. 6
   Stir in butter, vanilla and soda.
7. 7
   Pour mixture onto buttered foil, spreading thinly.
8. 8
   Let cool and break into pieces.
9. 9
   Yields 3/4 pound.