Sister mabel's caramel corn
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Light brown sugar; firmly packed |
| ½ | cup | Light corn syrup |
| 1 | cup | Butter or margarine |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Cream of tartar |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| 8 | quarts | Popped corn; \"old maids\" (unpopped kernels) removed |
Directions
Preheat oven to 200 F. Combine brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, cream of tartar and salt. Bring to a boil in a 2½ quart saucepan, stirring frequently. Cook to hard ball stage (260 F.) over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in baking soda quickly but completely. Pour immediately over popped corn and stir to coat. Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Turn out onto waxed paper to cool. Break apart and store in an airtight container. Makes 8 quarts.
NOTES : Very good recipe.
Recipe by: Orville Redenbacher
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #922 by SAS890@... on Nov 25, 1997