Peanut Brittle Tradition

My husband's grandparents have both passed away. This will be our first Christmas without them. They have made peanut brittle every year for as long as he can remember. He would often help them in the kitchen as a little boy. This year, he decided to make the peanut brittle on his own as a way to carry on the Christmas tradition as well as honor them.

The raw peanuts are the most important part of the peanut brittle. They have come from the same local source for as long as my husband can remember. A lot of people make the mistake of trying to make peanut brittle with spanish peanuts...this won't work. It has to be raw peanuts. Watching my honey make batch after batch was like art. He has all the right tools and techniques in action. When I tried to help, I was quickly corrected. I'm glad too, because every batch came out so yummy!!!!!

We made a day of taking peanut brittle to family and friends. The family who remembers grandma and grandpa thanked us with tears in their eyes. There's more to food than just nutrition like memories, love and joy.

A batch of Christmas Memories

Passing on the Brittle,
Monica ;0)