Paula's Nutty Brittle

Description
From Savannah's Candy Man Recipe courtesy Paula Deen, 2007
 * Show: Paula's Party
 * Episode: Candy Connection
 * Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group

Ingredients

 * 2½ cups sugar
 * 1¼ cups light corn syrup
 * 1 cup water
 * 1 tablespoon salt
 * ½ cup pecans
 * ½ cup cashews
 * ½ cup macadamia nuts
 * ½ cup almonds
 * 4 tablespoons butter
 * 3 teaspoons baking soda

Directions

 * 1) In a nonstick saucepan, heat and stir sugar, corn syrup, water, and salt over medium heat until sugar has dissolved.
 * 2) Over high heat, using a candy thermometer, cook sugar mixture to a hard crack stage (290°F).
 * 3) Add nuts and butter and cook to 300°F stirring all the time to keep the nuts from burning.
 * 4) Pull off heat at 300°F and stir in baking soda while beating to a froth for 30 seconds.
 * 5) Pour at once on to 4 well buttered 15½ by 10 by 1-inch pans.
 * 6) Spread with a spatula as thin as possible.
 * 7) As the brittle cools you may use gloves to hand stretch the brittle which will give it a better eating quality.
 * 8) This brittle has a great shelf life, if kept in air tight zip locks or containers, it will keep for 2 months.