Buttery black walnut brittle

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       Title: BUTTERY BLACK WALNUT BRITTLE
  Categories: Candies, Holiday
       Yield: 24 servings
  
       1 c  Sugar
     1/2 c  Corn syrup
     1/4 c  Water
     1/2 c  Butter (no substitutes)
   1 1/2 c  Black walnuts
     1/2 ts Baking soda
  
   In a saucepan, cook sugar, corn syrup and water until
   sugar dissolves and mixture comes to a boil.  Add
   butter; cook until mixture reaches 280øF on a candy
   thermometer. Stir in walnuts; cook until 300øF (hard
   crack stage). Remove from the heat and stir in baking
   soda. Spread immediately into a greased 15x10x1-inch
   baking pan. When cool, break into pieces. Yield; 1 1/4
   pounds.
  
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