Butter Toffee - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 c. water
1/2 c. butter (not margarine)
5 oz. nuts
8 oz. chocolate chips or milk chocolate

Preparation

For Microwave:
In large 2 to 3-quart Pyrex mixing bowl, rub top of bowl with stick of butter.
Put remaining butter in bottom of bowl and carefully pour the sugar-salt mixture on the butter. Pour water on top.
Microwave 8 minutes.
It will not be done at this time.
Add additional time in 30 second increments.
You must open the door of oven every 30 seconds and look in.
The candy is done when it turns caramel brown color.
Never stir this candy. Place foil on cookie sheet.
Top with nuts and pour candy over nuts.
Have the foil and nuts ready before you start your 8 minutes in the microwave.
Don't scrape the bowl!
Set at room temperature for 15 minutes.
Melt chocolate for 1 1/2 minutes and pour over toffee.
Chill and break into pieces.