Caramel Popcorn

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Title: CARAMEL POPCORN
Categories: Appetizers
Yield: 1 servings

8 c Popped popcorn (about 1/3 to
3/4 c Packed brown sugar
1/3 c Margarine or butter
3 tb Lt. corn syrup
1/4 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Vinilla

Pre heat oven 300 Remove all unpopped kernals from
popped corn. Place popcorn in greased 17x12x2-inch
baking pan. Keep popcorn warm in a 300 oven while
making carmel mixture. Butter the sides of a heavy 1
1/2 quart saucepan.in Saucepan combine brown
sugar,margarine or butter,and corn syrup. Cook and
stir over medium heat to bioling. Clip candy
thermometer to side of pan. Cook and stir medium heat
to 255 hard-ball stage(about 4 min.) Remove saucepan
from heat. Stir in baking soda and vanilla; pour over
popcorn. Stir gently to coat. Bake in a 300 oven for
15 minutes; stir. Bake 5 minutes more. Transfer
popcorn mixture to large pieces of foil; cool
completly. Break into clusters. Store tightly covered.
Makes about 9 cups. For an extra bonas you may want to
add your favorite kind of peanut.
FROM MARY IN BOSTON,MA.

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