Peanut Brittle

Ingredients:

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup water
• 2 cups raw Spanish peanuts
• Butter or margarine (size of a walnut)
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 tsp. baking soda

Directions:

Place sugar and water in a large cast iron skillet and boil until a drop hardens quickly when placed in cold water. Reduce heat and add peanuts. Cool until peanuts are done. (Test in cold water.) Remove from heat. Add butter and vanilla and stir. Let cool 3 minutes. Sprinkle soda over top and stir quickly. Pour on buttered cookie sheet. (Do not stir after pouring from skillet.)

By Robin