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Holiday's in Rina's Kitchen



Peanut Brittle 
Makes 15 pieces

1 cup raw Spanish peanuts
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon baking soda
     
1. Lay out several sheets of foil to spoon the hot peanut
   brittle onto. 
2. In a large skillet mix the sugar, syrup, and water
   together. Cook at a medium-high heat, stirring
   regularly. Heat until the mixture has a hard ball
   consistency. You don't need a candy thermometer for
   this. When stirring, occasionally hold spoon above
   mixture, allowing it to drip off spoon. When mixture is at
   hard ball stage, it will "hair" off the spoon when falling,
   looking like a clear spider web. 
3. Once mixture is at hard ball consistency, add raw
   peanuts. (They will pop a little.) When mixture starts to
   turn a light clear-brown, as if it's starting to burn,
   remove from stove. Add soda and stir. Mixture will foam
   up. 
4. Spoon out bite-size pieces onto unbuttered foil, stirring
   constantly between each couple of pieces. Mixture can
   also be poured onto unbuttered foil as one big piece and
   broken into smaller pieces once cooled. 

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