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PEANUT  BRITTLE
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PEANUT BRITTLE

11 ingredients 3 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

576
Calories
16g
Protein
39g
Fat
44g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 11 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Peanut 1 oz (28g) 161
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Maple Syrup 1 tbsp (20ml) 52
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Hickory Nut not in our table 0
Nut not in our table 0
Meat not in our table 0
Water 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 pound granulated sugar
  • one quart peanuts
  • one cup maple syrup
  • one-half cup cream
  • two cups hickory nuts
  • one-half cups brow^n sugar
  • one tablespoon butter
  • two-thirds cup milk
  • one-third cup nut meats
  • one teaspoon vanilla
  • three ingredi- ents until when tried in cold water a soft ball may be formed

Directions

1

One pound granulated sugar, one quart peanuts. Put sugar in a perfectly smooth granite sauce pan. Use a very low flame, stir constantly until all the sugar is formed into a syrup. Syrup should be a light amber color. Stir into the syrup the chopped peanuts and pour into a buttered plate. Alida E. Christian.

2

One and seven-eighths cups powdered sugar, one cup maple syrup, one-half cup cream, two cups hickory nuts or pecan meats cut in pieces. Boil the first three ingredi- ents until when tried in cold water a soft ball may be formed. Remove from fire and beat until a creamy con- sistency ; add the nuts and drop from the tip of a spoon in small piles on a buttered paper. Nellie Tweed.^le.

3

One and one-half cups brow^n sugar, one tablespoon butter, two-thirds cup milk, one-third cup nut meats, one teaspoon vanilla. Boil, then add nuts and vanilla. Beat until creamy and stifif. Nelle T. Howard.

By Chicago. Bethany union church. Woman's society. [from old catalog] · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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