Southern Peanut Brittle

Total Time: 55 mins
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups sugar


• 3 teaspoons baking soda


• 1/3 cup vinegar


• 1 piece paraffin wax


• 1 cup corn syrup (light)


• 2/3 cup water


• 1 quart raw peanuts (shelled)

Recipe

• 1 mix sugar, water, syrup, and vinegar together.


• 2 add raw peanuts and paraffin. boil until brown and the peanuts pop or until it is very hard when dropped into cold water (hard ball stage).


• 3 take the mixture from the burner and add the baking soda.


• 4 stir well and pour onto a pre buttered slab or jelly roll pan.


• 5 let mixture cool completely and when cold break into pieces.


• 6 enjoy!