<sf> wrote in message ...
>
> I looked at many internet recipes and eliminated the ones that called
> for marshmallows. Some called for vanilla, others for peanuts... I
> used dark Karo and white sugar, and added vanilla, but I didn't have
> any peanuts on hand. It's delicious anyway!
>
> EASY CARAMEL CORN
>
> 3 qts. popped corn
> 1 c. firmly packed brown sugar
> 1/2 c. Karo corn syrup
> 1/2 c. butter
> 1/2 tsp. salt
> 1/2 tsp. baking soda
>
> ½ tsp. real vanilla extract (optional)
> ½ c. shelled peanuts (if you want that cracker jack experience)
>
> In a saucepan, combine butter, salt, Karo syrup, brown sugar. Stir
> constantly until it begins to boil. Let boil without stirring for 5
> minutes. Remove from heat. Then put in baking soda and vanilla,
> stir. Pour over popped corn (and optional peanuts), stir thoroughly.
>
> Bake in a 250° oven for an hour, stirring ever 15 minutes.

I just made some of this. I added peanuts while putting the caramel on the
popcorn, and baked it @ 225° for an hour (I had to leave the house briefly
and didn't want it to burn). O.M.G.! It was very easy and is *very*
delicious!
I buy candy and confections as part of my job, and we often get samples.
This is way better than any caramel corn I've ever tried, even the "gourmet"
varieties, and it costs next to nothing to make. Freshness matters, too -
who knows how long that Crackerjack has been sitting on the shelf!