The BEST Caramel Corn in the universe

Prep time: 15 minutes

Bake time: 1 hour

Serves: 5 people (or just 2 if you're like my family!)

• 10 cups of popped popcorn -(don't use microwave kind) get seeds out, put in a very LARGE pan
• 2 C brown sugar
• 1 C Karo syrup
• 1 stick butter

Melt sugar, syrup, and butter in a LARGE sauce pan until forms a "soft ball".
Take off heat and quickly add:

• 1 tsp baking soda (it will bubble way up)
• 1 tsp salt

Stir vigorously! Then pour over the popcorn, stir until coated well. Bake at 350 for 1 hour - stirring every 15 minutes. (Don't even think of taking it out of the oven early -- if you do it won't be crunchy.)

This is pretty much the yummiest snack of all time! We always make a double or triple batch because it goes so quickly. I got this from both my mom and grandma and it's been in our family forever. We especially love to make it in the fall and around the holidays. Nothing beats the anticipation of smelling it bake. Ooh, mouth-watering, wonderful caramel corn!