Microwave Buttermilk Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 tsp. soda
1 c. buttermilk
3/4 c. butter or margarine
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

In a large microwave-oven-safe bowl, combine sugar, soda, buttermilk, and butter.
Cover with plastic wrap.
Punch holes in wrap.
Cook in microwave oven for 2 1/2 minutes.
Stir and turn dish.
Continue cooking for 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. Return to oven for every 2 minutes, or until soft ball forms in cold water, or it tests 235\u00b0 to 236\u00b0 on candy thermometer (do not put thermometer in microwave unless it's microwave-safe).
Add vanilla and beat with electric mixer until soft peaks form.
Stir in pecans, and spread in buttered 12x7-inch dish.