Grandma Solomon's Caramel Corn

I remember Grandma making this when I was a kid and how wonderful it tasted....I was pleasantly surprised when I opened up an old button box I received after she passed away and there was this recipe along with her peanut brittle and popcorn ball recipes...you can also find those in this blog.


4 quarts of fresh popped popcorn...NOT MICROWAVE POPCORN!!!
1/2 cup margarine
1 cup brown sugar (packed)
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/3 teasp salt
1/2 teasp vanilla
1/2 teasp baking soda

Put popped popcorn in a large roasting pan. In a heavy saucepan, mix sugar, butter, corn syrup, add salt. Stir over medium heat until it comes to a boil. Continue to boil for 5 minutes without stirring. remove from heat and add vanilla and baking soda.
Soda will make it expand. pour over popcorn and stir to coat well.
bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour stirring several times to evenly coat.
store in an airtight container or Ziploc bag.