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      Title: PEANUT BRITTLE
 Categories: candies
      Yield: 1 servings

      1 c  white corn syrup
      4 c  sugar
      5 c  unsalted roasted peanuts
           -(or other nuts)
  1 1/2 tb butter
  2 1/2 ts baking soda

Place the syrup and sugar in a suacepan over medium heat.
Cook, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves.  Place cany
thermometer in pan and continue cooking, without stirring, un-
til syrup reaches soft-ball stage (240 degrees on cancy ther-
mometer).  Immediately add nuts.  Cook, stirring occasionally,
until syrup reaches hard-crack stage (300 degrees on candy
thermometer).
Remove from heat.  Immediately add butter and baking soda,
stirring until well blended.  Mixture will foam.  Quickly
pour mixture into prepared pans.
Cool at least 2 hours.  Use a knife to break candy into serving
pieces. Then let candy set about another 2 hours before storing.

Untensils needed: Saucepan
                Candy thermometer
                2 cookie pans, greased
Setting time: 2 hours
Quantity: About 4 pounds
Storing: Airtight container in layers for 3 weeks

From: DIAMOND #69 @1810005
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