Peanut Brittle

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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.

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