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Grandma's Christmas Brittle

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      Title: GRANDMA'S CHRISTMAS BRITTLE
 Categories: Desserts, Candies, Holiday
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
      3 c  Sugar
    1/2 c  Corn syrup
      1 c  Water
    1/4 c  Butter
           -cut into pieces
      1 ts Salt
     16 oz Dry roasted peanuts
           -unsalted
  1 1/2 ts Baking soda
      1 ts Water
      1 ts Vanilla
 
  Grease two cookie sheets and keep warm in a 200 degree oven. In a
  large saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup, and 1 cup water. Cook
  over medium heat, stirring constantly, until a candy thermometer
  reaches 240 degrees (soft-boil stage). Stir in butter, salt, and
  peanuts. Continue heating, stirring constantly, until the mixture
  reaches 300 degrees. Meanwhile combine baking soda, 1 teaspoon water
  and vanilla. Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in baking soda mixture.
  Quickly pour half the mixture over each cookie sheet. Spread with
  buttered metal spatula to a 1/4" thickness. Cool. Break into pieces.
  Yield: About
    2 1/2    pounds.
  
  SOURCE: Karen Lou Grenzow, Sumas, WA, Country Woman, Nov/Dec 1992
  SHARED BY: Jim Bodle 12/92
 
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