Wow, I made peanut brittle for the first time ever last night. Took about 3X longer than the recipe said. Dangerous with all that boiling sugar. However, it sure tastes great. Could never have done it without the candy thermometer that I have carried around for over 30 years and never used. Not sure where it came from even.

Cost: $3 for a pound of peanuts, $1 for the corn syrup and sugar, small amount for butter, vanilla and baking soda.

Kind of wonder if I had stopped earlier at soft ball stage and then rolled the cooled stuff into balls or logs and dipped in chocolate, if it would have made another type of candy.