With the advent of the microwave, peanut brittle has gotten a lot easier to make.
A peanut brittle recipe from a copy of "The Carolina Housewife" in 1847 outlined a process that would have taken anywhere from an hour to an hour and a half. Today, thanks to modern amenities, the cooking process are substantially simplified. While the method may have been different back then, the recipe itself remains virtually unchanged, and using such modern cooking tools as the microwave has not changed the traditional flavor of peanut brittle.
Instructions
1. Mix the cup of sugar and half cup of corn syrup in a medium-size mixing bowl. Put it in the microwave and set the microwave to 4 minutes on high.
2. Remove the sugar-corn syrup mixture and stir it. Add the peanuts and blend the mixture well, and put the bowl back into the microwave for another 3 or 4 minutes.
3. Take the bowl out of the microwave again and blend in the butter and the vanilla extract. Mix them in well until they're even and microwave the mixture again for 1 or 2 minutes more. Add the baking soda.
4. Grease a cookie sheet and spread the peanut brittle mixture onto it while the mixture is still hot. After it's cooled down, you will be able to break it into pieces and serve.
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