Peanut Brittle

1 Cup Sugar                                                               

½ Cup Light Corn Syrup

1 ½ Cup Raw Peanuts                                         

¼ tsp. Salt

1 Tablespoon Margarine                                              

1 Teaspoon Vanilla

1 Tsp. soda

• Combine sugar, corn syrup, peanuts and salt in a deep   3 quart casserole.
• Mix well
• Microwave at HIGH for 7 ½  - 9 ½ minutes or until light brown.
• Add butter and vanilla, mix well.
• Microwave on HIGH for 1 minute or until mixture reaches hard crack stage (300)
• Stir in soda; pour onto a buttered cookie sheet, spreading thinly.
• Let cool and break into pieces.  Yields about a pound.