Caramel Popcorn - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 qt. popped popcorn (must be air popped popcorn)
1/2 c. butter
1/4 c. Karo syrup
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. brown (light or dark) sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans are best)

Preparation

Preheat
oven to 300\u00b0.
Put popped corn on cookie sheet (nonstick
is
best).
Remove
all unpopped kernels.
Sprinkle chopped
nuts
over popcorn.
Melt butter in heavy saucepan on low heat.
Stir in brown sugar, Karo and salt.
Bring to boil on medium
heat.
Do
not
stir.
Boil 4 minutes, no more, no less. Remove
from
heat.
Stir
in
baking soda and vanilla. Pour mixture over popcorn.
Stir until coated.
Will not coat completely.
Place
in
hot oven (middle rack) for 15 minutes. Take out.
Stir again until all popcorn and nuts are completely coated.
Then bake for 15 minutes longer.
Empty onto foil. Let cool
completely.
Break
into pieces.
Place in airtight container.