Peanut Brittle

• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1/2 cup water
• pinch of salt
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/8 tsp. baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups peanuts

Combine sugars, corn syrup, and water in a saucepan.  Cook, stirring, until sugar is dissolved.   Continue to cook, without stirring, until a little of the mixture dropped into very cold water becomes very brittle.  Remove from heat.  Add salt, margarine, and baking soda, and stir to mix.  Add nuts and turn into a shallow greased pan.  Let stand for a minute or so, and then pull very thin.  When cold, break up.

• Yields: about 1 1/2 lbs.
• Preparation Time: 45 minutes