Jan 17, 2012

Carmel Corn

Recipe from Alice Kingsbury 

4 quarts freshly popped popcorn
2 cups roasted peanuts (opt.)
1¼ cup sugar
2/3 cup margarine
2/3 cup dark corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp soda

Read recipe and grease pan first.  Preheat oven to 25 degrees.  Put corn and nuts (if using) in pan or large mixing bowl.  In heavy 1½ quart saucepan, stir together sugar, margarine, and syrup.  Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until boils.  Continue cooking for 5 minutes, without stirring.  Remove from heat.  Stir in vanilla and soda.  Pour over popcorn and stir to cool.  Put into 2 greased 9x13-inch pans (or on a broiler pan).  Put in for 1 hour, stirring a few times.  Don’t cool too much before breaking into pieces.  Store in tight container.