Peanut brittle: A family gift tradition Maggie Sweeney's sweet and crunchy peanut brittle. Staff Photo/Paul Franz Grandpa Jim’s Peanut Brittle made by Maggie Sweeney. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Maggie Sweeney of Greenfield cooks up a batch of peanut brittle in her kitchen. Staff Photo/Paul Franz Maggie Sweeney of Greenfield stretches out cooling peanut brittle on her stone slab in her kitchen. Staff Photo/Paul Franz Maggie Sweeney of Greenfield cooks up a batch of peanut brittle in her kitchen. Staff Photo/Paul Franz
For Maggie Sweeney, making Grandpa Jim’s Peanut Brittle for the holidays is a labor of love and of remembrance.