Great Grandmom's Peanut Brittle

Source: GFCF Kids, Carol

Ingredients:

1 cup molasses

 2 Tbsp butter or margarine

2 cups salted peanuts

1 1/2 tsp soda

Instructions:

Cook molasses, sugar, and butter over low heat, stirring constantly until small amount of mix is brittle when dropped into cold water. Remove from heat. Stir in peanuts quickly. Pour in very thin sheet onto large greased baking sheet. When cool enough to handle, lift edges and stretch as thin as possible. When cold, break into pieces.