Dirty Sally’s Caramel Corn

Ingredients:

• 13 cups popcorn
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1/2 cup butter/margarine
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp baking soda

Preheat oven to 200 degrees.

Place popped corn in a very large bowl.

In a medium heavy saucepan, combine next 4 ingredients; bring to a boil over moderate heat and continue boiling for 5 minutes, stirring often. To avoid burning, use a double boiler!

Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and baking soda.

Pour hot caramel mixture over popcorn and stir to coat evenly.

Spread popped corn evenly in ungreased 17x12x2 inch baking pan (standard broiler pan).

Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.

Cool. Store in airtight container.

May be formed into popcorn balls while warm.

Makes about 3 quarts.