Red Peanut Patties

These are just like the old-fashioned ones wrapped in cellophane that you can still buy in some stores today.

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup white corn syrup
• 1 cup milk
• 2 1/2 cups raw peanuts
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• Red paste food coloring

Instructions

1. Cook sugar, white corn syrup, milk and raw peanuts slowly until they reach the soft ball stage on a candy thermometer. This may take 1 hour.
2. Remove from heat and add butter, confectioners' sugar and enough red paste food coloring to make a bright red. Stir until the mixture begins to thicken "real good."
3. Drop by big spoonsful onto wax paper.
4. When cool, wrap each in plastic wrap.