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Granny's Peanut Brittle Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 c. sugar
3/4 c. white syrup
1/2 c. cold water
Butter a lump the size of an egg (3T.)
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. raw peanuts
Directions:
Directions:
Cook til you can spin a thread. Add 2 cups raw peanuts and a lump of butter the size of an egg. Cook to a golden brown and peanuts begin to pop. Add 2 tsp. baking soda and 1 tsp. vanilla. Stir 1 minute. Pour onto to a well greased cookie sheet. Cool. Break up into bite size pieces.
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
20 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This is the recipe that my Granny sent every year when she sent the raw peanuts from her peanut farm. I have never made it any other way. I always make several batches of this at Christmas time. Best I have ever had.

 

 

 

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