Cooking up peanut brittle gifts

Since I am far away from many of my loved ones, I have started a tradition of making craft gifts to send to them. Last year, I knitted  coozies for coffee mugs. I had to learn to knit before I could make them, so this was a great project for me. This year, I am giving peanut brittle as gifts.

I learned to make peanut brittle a couple years ago and it is a delicious homemade treat. What a better gift?!  I made my list and checked it twice to see how many jars I would have to fill with the candy. What I didn't anticipate was just how much brittle I would have to make, how many batches I would have to cook up.

 So, I filled the ball jars, put a doily on top and then screwed the sealing band on top. I tied on gift labels with ribbon, and added some festive stickers. Who wouldn't like to get this in the mail?! Okay, people with peanut allergies, I know. I don't have to worry about that though because I am the most allergy stricken person I know.

This is an exciting project, and even more exciting is the fact that I will not have to ship these all over the country. Only a couple of them need to go in the mail. The rest will be hand delivered with a smile and/or a hug.