Recipe - Movie Candy Caramel Corn

PATTI VDRJ67A
16 cup Popped popcorn
5 cup Mini pretzels
2 cup Brown sugar; firmly packed
1 cup Butter or margarine
One half cup Dark corn syrup
One half teaspoon Salt
One half teaspoon Baking soda
1 cup Salted peanuts
2 cup Favorite candy; candy corn;
mini chocolate mints choco
covered raisins or,
peanuts, M&M's, bridge mix,
whatever you want...

Heat oven to 200~. In large roasting pan combine popcorn and pretzels; set
aside. In 2 quart saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter, corn syrup and
salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mix comes to a
boil (1214 minutes). Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until candy
thermometer reads 238~ or small amount of mix dropped in ice water forms a
soft ball (46 minutes). Remove from heat; stir in baking soda. Pour over
popcorn mixture; sprinkle peanuts over coating. Stir until popcorn is
coated.

Bake for 20 minutes; stir. Continue baking for 25 minutes. Remove from
oven; stir in candy. Immediately place caramel corn on waxed paper; cool
completely.

Break into pieces. Store in tightly covered container.

Makes 24 cups.
Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 654 by RecipeLu
recipelu@geocities.com on Jan 31, 1998