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RECIPES FROM THE RETRO HOUSEWIFE

DESSERT

Peanut Brittle, American

Ingredients

• 2 c. sugar
• 1 c. white corn syrup
• ½ c. water
• ¼ t. salt
• 1 t. butter
• 2 c. raw Spanish peanuts
• 2 t. baking soda

Preparation Instructions

Using a large kettle, boil first four ingredients together until mixture reaches thread stage (238˚ of candy thermometer). Then add butter and peanuts. Stir, cook until golden brown (300˚ on a candy thermometer). Remove from heat and add baking soda. This will bubble up. Mix well and pour onto a well greased enamel tabletop to cool. As it cools, pull as thin as possible. When cool, break into pieces and store in an airtight container.

Contributed by Unknown, 1960

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