Caramel Cheetos

Just be ready to act quickly and wear latex gloves for handling.

2-cups brown sugar
1-cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup white corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
14-1/2 ounce package Cheetos OR**buy ONE 11 oz size of CHEESE PUFFS, NOT cheetos

Bring the sugar, butter or margarine and syrup to a boil for 5 minutes. Stir often Remove from fire. Add baking soda. Stir. Pour over cheetos, and toss QUICKLY . ***i USED TWO 9 X 10, ALUMINUM PANS Bake at 250 degrees F. for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Pour out on waxed paper rubbed with additional butter or cooking spray. Quickly separate the Caramelized Cheetos ****I used the bottoms of TWO broiler pans that I sprayed, put gloves on, and quickly separated, so you won't end up with big globs. Let cool, IF YOU CAN BEFORE SAMPLING! Store in plastic bags!