Denise’s Caramel Corn by frick

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Caramel Corn
Submitted by frick on December 03, 2008 at 8:45 pm

DENISE'S CARAMEL CORN

6 quarts popped corn (1 cup makes six popped)
Chopped pecans, or other nuts, optional
2 sticks margarine*, or butter
2 cups brown sugar
½ cup white corn syrup
½ tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda

Have ready a large shallow pan like a jelly roll pan or two cookie sheets and a very large bowl, oven proof if possible. The bowl is for mixing the syrup into the popcorn.

Pop the corn and keep warm in 200 degree oven in the bowl or the baking pan or pans.

Mix salt and baking soda together and set aside.

Mix the margarine, sugar and corn syrup together in a medium large heavy saucepan. Bring to boil and boil 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat and add salt and baking soda. Mixture will foam up dramatically. Pour over popped corn. Add pecans. Mix well and spread out into shallow pan, or two cookie sheets.

Bake one hour at 200 degrees, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool and store in airtight containers. Be aware this makes a very large amount.

*This tells you how old this recipe is, from the days when we didn't use butter!

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