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      Title: BUTTERY BLACK WALNUT BRITTLE
 Categories: Candies, Holiday
      Yield: 24 servings
 
      1 c  Sugar
    1/2 c  Corn syrup
    1/4 c  Water
    1/2 c  Butter (no substitutes)
  1 1/2 c  Black walnuts
    1/2 ts Baking soda
 
  In a saucepan, cook sugar, corn syrup and water until
  sugar dissolves and mixture comes to a boil.  Add
  butter; cook until mixture reaches 280°F on a candy
  thermometer. Stir in walnuts; cook until 300°F (hard
  crack stage). Remove from the heat and stir in baking
  soda. Spread immediately into a greased 15x10x1-inch
  baking pan. When cool, break into pieces. Yield; 1 1/4
  pounds.
 
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