Scrabble - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 cups popped popcorn
2 cups miniature shredded wheat cereal (shreddies or chex)
2 cups Cheerios toasted oat cereal
1 1/2 cups salted peanuts
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Melt butter in a large saucepot.
Stir in the corn syrup and brown sugar.
Mix well over medium heat stirring well to dissolve.
Bring to a boil.
When a full boil across the top time now and boil 5 minutes without stirring.
Remove after the five minutes and add vanilla, and baking soda.
Have the cereals, corn and nuts in a buttered roasting pan, and drizzle hot mixture over all.
Toss and coat well.
Bake in a 250 degree oven for 1 hour, stirring every 12 minutes.
Cool on cookie sheets.
Store in an air tight tin.