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HINT: Have all the ingredients for this recipe measured out
and ready before beginning. This recipe requires that you react
quickly and you do not have time to be measuring in between.
Grease
a large cookie sheet. In a heavy 2 quart saucepan over medium heat,
heat to boiling the sugar, corn syrup, salt and water, stirring
until sugar is dissolved. Stir in peanuts. Set candy thermometer
in place and continue cooking, stirring frequently, until temperature
reaches 300° degrees F or until a small amount of mixture dropped
into very cold water separates into hard and brittle threads.
Remove from heat; immediately stir in butter or margarine and
baking soda; pour at once onto a cookie sheet. With 2 forks, lift
and pull peanut mixture intoa rectangle about 14" by 12"; cool.
With hands, snap candy into small pieces.
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