Caramel Corn

Attributed to:  Gram Horn

Source: Family Cookbook

Description: 

Prep time: 7 minutes

Total time: 1hour 30 minutes

Servings: 8-12

Difficulty rating: 2

Directions:  

3 quarts Popped corn

1 cup Brown Sugar

1 stick Butter

1/4 cup Karo light syrup

Pinch of cream of tartar

Pinch of salt

1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda

Special tools/utensils needed:

 9x12 baking dish

Directions: 

1. Pop the popcorn

2. In a large saucepan combine brown sugar, butter, karo syrup, cream of tartar, and salt. Boil 5 minutes, stirring occasionaly.

3. After you have stirred down the sugar mixture add 1/4 teaspoon baking soda.  Pour and stir over popped corn. Be sure to remove all unpopped kernels before adding syrup to corn. 

4. Pour into 9x12 baking dish. 

5. Bake @ 200 degrees for 1 hour. Stir twice while baking.

6. Dump out on newspaper, break up. 

7. Keep in airtight Tupperware and it will stay crisp until all gone.  Really good.