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PEANUT    BRITTLE
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PEANUT BRITTLE

11 ingredients 6 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

338
Calories
9g
Protein
22g
Fat
26g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Nuts not in our table 0
Meat not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • one cup granulated sugar
  • one cup chopped nuts
  • four cups brown sugar
  • one tablespoon butter
  • one cup milk
  • one teaspoonful salt
  • two tablespoonfuls vanilla
  • two cups chopped walnuts
  • three cups brown sugar
  • one cup white sugar
  • a cup of broken walnut meats

Directions

1

One cup granulated sugar, one cup chopped nuts. Mash or chop the peanuts or walnuts. Put the sugar in pan over the fire and stir until melted. When a liquid, stir in the peanuts quickly and pour on a tin sheet, spread out quite thin with a broad blade knife, dipped frequently into cold water. Cut into blocks.

2

Pauline M. Lutz. PINOCHE.

3

Four cups brown sugar, one tablespoon butter, one cup milk, one teaspoonful salt, two tablespoonfuls vanilla, two cups chopped walnuts. Boil the sugar, butter, salt and milk until it drops hard in cold water. When done, pour in the vanilla and walnuts and stir constantly until well mixed. Pour on a buttered plate and cut into squares.

4

Charlotte Workman. PINOCHE.

5

Three cups brown sugar, one cup white sugar, enough sweet milk to mix thoroughly. Cook, stirring constantly until it can be rolled between the fingers in water. Remove from fire, add a cup of broken walnut meats, stir until it begins to thicken, and pour into buttered pans.

6

Mrs. George Sinsabaugh.

By Landmarks Club · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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