Caramel Corn

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups unpopped popcorn (7-1/2 quarts popped corn)
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon vanilla

Directions

* Pop corn and set aside.

* Combine sugar, butter, corn syrup and salt and heat until boiling for 5 minutes and stirring. Remove from heat.

* Add baking soda and vanilla.

* Pour popped corn into a large roasting pan. Pour warm caramel syrup over popped corn, mixing thoroughly to coat.

* Bake uncovered in roasting pan for 1 hour at 200 degrees, stirring every 15 minutes.

* Stores well in cool dry area in sealed container.

* Makes 7 quarts of delicious caramel corn.