Baby Ruth Squares (from Jan Whittier)

1 cup corn syrup
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups salted peanuts
6 cups Rice Krispies
1 heaping cup peanut butter
a dash of salt (optional)

1) Cook corn syrup and sugar in medium sized sauce pan over medium-high heat until mixture comes to a boil (you can add the dash of salt at this point if you like).
2) Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter; blend well. Stir in peanuts and cereal.
3) Press into buttered jelly-roll pan (11 1/2" x 15 1/2")

TOPPING

2 cups sugar
1/2 cup milk
2 cups milk choc. chips
4 Tbsp butter ( or margarine)
a dash of salt (optional)

1) Cook topping indredients, except choc. chips, to full boil, over medium heat.
2) Remove from heat and stir in choc. chips until completely melted.
3) Spread topping evenly over cereal mixture
4) Cool; cut into small squares