- 8 cups popped popcorn
- 1 cup peanuts (optional)
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup margarine
- 3 tablespoons corn syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon each salt & baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Arrange the popcorn (and peanuts, if you are
using them) in a well oiled 9" by 13" pan.
Get out a 2 quart sauce pan and combine the
brown sugar, margarine, corn syrup and salt
over low heat. After the margarine melts,
cook without stirring for 3 minutes. It
should be bubbling gently during the 3
minutes. Stir in the baking soda and
vanilla. Quickly pour this over the pan of
popcorn. Mix gently to coat the popcorn
evenly. Bake the pan at 300 degrees for
about 15 minutes. Break it up into pieces
and serve. This stuff is so good that it
doesn't last long, but if you do end up with
leftovers, store them in a sealed container,
or bag. It is good tucked into lunch boxes
too.
This is similar to Cracker Jack, except the
prize is that it costs so little and is so
easy to make. Besides that, the flavor is
soooo much better, you will always look on
the boxed stuff as inferior after tasting
this recipe.
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