Peanut Brittle

Directions

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   Put sugar, Karo syrup
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   and
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   water
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   in
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   a
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   boiler.
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   Stir together and pour in peanuts.
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   Cook
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   to
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    a
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    boil,
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    then reduce heat to medium.
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    Boil until
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    this mixture turns a golden brown and the peanuts burst open.
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    Pull spoon out of mixture to see if
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    a hard thread forms.
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    If so, this means it is ready.
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    Have aluminum foil
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    spread out on counter and butter this surface. After
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    a hard thread forms, take the boiler and add 1 heaping teaspoonful of
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    baking
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    soda to mixture and remove from heat, stirring
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    fast. When
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    it thickens and lightens in color, pour the mixture out onto the foil.
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    Spread so that the peanuts are one
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    layer
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    thick.
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    Let this cool completely and harden.
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    When cooled
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    completely,
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    break the
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    peanut
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    brittle
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    into smaller pieces.
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    This is great also made with pecans.