Oven Caramel Popcorn

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 6 quarts popped popcorn (cooled & unsalted)
• 2 cups light brown sugar (packed)
• 1/2 cup light karo syrup
• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

• 1 in a small pot add sugar, syrup, margarine or butter, cream of tarter and salt. mix and boil until the bubbly stage (about 5 minutes).
• 2 test a drop in water until (like soft caramel) forms a ball.
• 3 remove from heat and add baking soda. it will suddenly fluff up. quickly add this to the tall large pot (gumbo or soup size) of prepared popcorn.
• 4 speedily mix well to coat the popcorn with the syrup mixture. it will be very sticky.
• 5 pour and spread into a margarine greased 9x12 pan or larger pan. bake 1 hour at 200 degrees.
• 6 remove and place cooked caramel popcorn onto a wax paper to cool.
• 7 once cooled, then crumble (like cracker jacks) and place into air tight containers to keep crunchy.
• 8 get ready to file this one in your favorite recipes <yummy>.