Peanut Brittle(Microwave Oven) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. raw peanuts
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. white Karo syrup
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. oleo
1 tsp. baking soda

Preparation

Measure peanuts,
sugar,
syrup
and
salt into a 1 1/2 quart glass
bowl.
Stir
to
blend.
Microwave
8
minutes, stopping and
stirring
several
times.
(I use a wooden spoon and leave in the dish.) Add oleo and vanilla and microwave an additional 2 minutes without stirring.
Remove candy from oven and add soda. Pour candy onto a buttered cookie sheet and let cool.
As candy cools,
run
a
knife
around outer edges for easier removal from cookie sheet.
Break in pieces.