Candy's Microwave Peanut Brittle



l cup sugar
1/2 cup white Karo syrup
1/8 tsp. salt
1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts
1 tsp. margarine
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla

1. Mix sugar, karo, and salt, cook in microwave for about 4 minutes, or just until amber colored. Remove from oven (it's very hot, be very careful) and add peanuts, cook about l to 2 minutes more, remove from oven add the margarine, baking soda, and vanilla all at once, and mix thoroughly, spread on a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with Pam.
2. Spread out on cookie sheet, ( this sets up quickly). Cool, then break into pieces and put in jar, with tight fitting lid.

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