Our Favorite Caramel Corn - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. margarine or butter
1/4 c. dark or light corn syrup
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
3 to 4 qt. (18 c.) popped corn

Preparation

Lightly butter two cookie sheets.
Spray inside of paper bag with Pam.
Place popcorn in a large brown paper grocery bag (not of recycled paper).
In a 4-cup measuring cup, or 1 1/2-quart glass casserole, stir together the brown sugar, margarine, corn syrup and salt.
Cook in microwave oven on full power 3 minutes.
Stir.
Cook 3 more minutes, add soda and stir.
Add vanilla and stir.
Pour this syrup over popcorn in bag, stir thoroughly with a long handled spoon.
Place bag in microwave and cook 3 minutes, giving bag a good shake after each minute.
Pour corn onto cookie sheet and allow to cool.
Corn will lose stickiness as it cools.