Caramel Corn

Ingredients

• 1 gallon popped popcorn (about ½ unpopped kernels)
• 1½ cup brown sugar
• ¾ cup butter
• ⅓ cup light corn syrup
• ¾ tsp salt
• ¾ tsp baking soda

Preparation

1. Pop the popcorn into a large brown grocery bag.
2. Melt the butter in a large microwave safe bowl.
3. Mix in the brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt.
4. Microwave until it boils (about 1½ minutes), and then 2 more minutes.
5. Thoroughly stir in the baking soda.
6. Pour caramel over the popped corn. Roll top of bag down and shake the heck out of it.
7. Microwave on high for 1½ minutes, and then shake the heck out of it.
8. Microwave on high for 1½ minutes again, and then shake the heck out of it.

Notes

Most recently re-found this here, but originally got this recipe from Pam Burks many years back.