Gold rush nut brittle

24 oz

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1½ cup Sugar
1 cup Corn syrup. light
½ teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoons Margarine or butter
2 teaspoons Vanilla
1 teaspoon Baking soda
6 ounces Roasted, unsalted peanuts
1 can Almonds,3 1/4 oz can, sliver
1 can Pecans, ( 3 oz)
½ cup Water

Directions

In 3 qt saucepan, over medium heat, heat sugar, corn syrup, salt and ½ cup water, to boiling,stirring constantly until sugar dissolves.

Set candy thermometer in place and continue cooking stirring frequently until temp. reaches 300 f or hard crack stage, when small amount of mix dropped into very cold water separates into hard and brittle threads.) about 30 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat, stir in butter vanilla baking soda and nuts. immediately pour onto ungreased large cookie sheet. with 2 forks, quickly sift and stretch nut mixture into about 14 by 12 inch rectangle. Cool brittle on cookie sheet. with hands, break brittle into smaller pieces. store in tightly covered container Submitted By KATHERINE WALDEN On 10-04-94

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