Caramel Corn - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 to 8 qt. popped popcorn
2 sticks butter
1 tsp. salt
2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. white (Karo) corn syrup
pecans or peanuts as desired

Preparation

Cook butter, salt, brown sugar and 1/2 cup white corn syrup until butter is melted.
Boil 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; add 1/4 teaspoon vanilla.
Beat well.
Add 1/2 teaspoon soda.
Beat well.
Pour over corn in large bowl; mix well.
Add pecans or peanuts.
Spread this on 2 cookie sheets. Bake at 250\u00b0 for 45 minutes.
Stir every 15 minutes to coat popcorn.
May be frozen if any leftover.