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      Title: VIRGINIA PEANUT BRITTLE
 Categories: Candies
      Yield: 2 1/4 lbs.
 
      2 c  Sugar
      1 c  Light corn syrup
      1 c  Water
      2 c  Unroasted peanuts
           -cut in pieces
    1/4 ts Salt
      1 ts Butter or regular margarine
    1/4 ts Baking soda
 
  Combine sugar, corn syrup, and water in 12" heavy skillet. Cook slowly over
  medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. Continue
  cooking until mixture reaches soft ball stage (236) on candy thermometer.
  
  Add peanuts and salt; cook to just beyond the soft crack stage (290 to
  300). Add butter and baking soda, stirring to blend (mixture will foam).
  
  Pour onto 2 large, buttered baking sheets or 2 large, inverted buttered
  pans. Lift candy around edges with spatula and run spatula under candy to
  cool it partially and keep it from sticking. While candy is still warm, but
  firm, turn it over and pull edges to make the brittle thinner in the
  center. When cold, break into pieces with knife handle.
  
  SOURCE: Farm Journal's Great Home Cooking In America (pg. 113)
 
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