Peanut Brittle

2 cups sugar                     
2 cups raw peanuts (do not remove red hulls)
1/2 cup white corn syrup      
1/4 cup boiling water          
1 teaspoon baking soda

Put sugar, corn syrup, and water in large heavy iron pot and let come to a boil (use medium heat throughout). 
Add peanuts when mixture starts to boil.
Cook until peanuts start popping and smell parched and syrup is medium brown in color, about 20 minutes. 
Remove pot from heat, imediately add baking soda. 
Stir and quickly pour on a well buttered  cookie sheet. 
Do not beat. 
Let cool and break in small size pieces.

This is Jane's Recipe.   She made this every year at Christmas. She made it better than I could. 
  Jackie Fuller