Peanut Brittle
| Sugar (granulated), | 2 cups |
| Peanuts (shelled), | 1 cup |
For this Betsey had to have a slow fire. Mother told her to put the sugar into the iron frying-pan, and explained how it would first lump, then gradually melt, and that when it was a clear pale coffee color it was ready to pour quickly over the nuts.
Betsey had put the peanuts in a buttered pan on the back of the range so as to be ready the minute the sugar was properly melted.
Here is another candy with peanuts that Betsey liked.
Peanut Candy
| Sugar (brown), | 22/3 cups |
| Corn Syrup, | 1 cup |
| Water, | 1 cup |
| Butter, | 4 tablespoons |
| Peanuts (shelled), | 1½ cups |
The sugar, syrup and water Betsey boiled until it was crisp or brittle when tried in cold water. Just before taking from the fire she added the butter and nuts, then poured into buttered pans.
Betsey also made