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- ***** Peanut Brittle *****
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- Categories: Candy OSG1966
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- Calories per serving: Number of Servings: 2
- Fat grams per serving: Approx. Cook Time:
- Cholesterol per serving: Marks:
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- INGREDIENTS ------------------------------------------------------------
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- 1 1/2 lb Sugar
- 3/4 lb Glucose - or Karo
- 2 oz Butter
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla
- 3/4 lb Peanuts
- 1 tsp Baking soda - heaping
- 3/4 pt Water
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- DIRECTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------
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- Put sugar, glucose and water on hot fire and stire until it commences
- to boil. Wash down sides of kettelt. Cover until it steams well.
- Remove cover and cook until it cracks when dropped in cold water. Put
- in peanuts, butter, stir constantly. Cook until peanuts are roasted
- and candy becomes a golden brown. Sometimes peanuts commence to pop,
- which indicates they are roasted sufficiently. Use raw peanuts. When
- peanuts are roasted, set off fire and stir vanilla in well. Have your
- soda dissolved in just a little water, using only enough to cover
- immediately. After adding vanilla, pour in dissolved soda and stir
- thoroughly. As soon as it is stirred thoroughly, pour out on warm
- greased plate or slab. Cost of making about 34 cents. Makes 2 pounds.
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- Source: Margaret Foster, Keene Hill Grange, Coshocton County, OH
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- *** Recipe Via Compu-Chef (tm) ***
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