Preparation

• Heat and stir sugar, syrup and water in a heavy 3-quart saucepan until the sugar dissolves. Add salt.
• Cook over medium heat to soft ball stage (234 degrees). Add peanuts at 250 degrees.
• Cook to hard crack stage (290 degrees), stirring often. Remove from heat.
• Quickly, stir in butter and soda. Beat to a froth for a few seconds. Pour at once onto 2 well-buttered 15-1/2x10-1/2x1-inch pans, spreading with spatula.
• If desired, cool slightly and pull with forks to stretch thin. Break up when cold.