Caramel Corn

Dee, this is for you. One of our traditional, Halloween snacks that still shows up now and again.

2 Cups Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup White corn syrup
1 Cup butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon soda
16 Cups Popcorn

Pop 16 cups of popcorn, place in a large roasting pan.
Combine the Brown Sugar, Corn Syrup, Butter and Salt in a medium pan and bring to a boil.
Boil vigorously for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and add the 1/2 teaspoon of soda to the caramel sauce, stir vigorously, don't be surprised when the caramel sauce expands to twice its original size.
Once the soda has been stirred in, pour the caramel sauce over the popcorn, stirring to coat.
Bake the popcorn in a 200 degree oven for 1 hour, stirring popcorn every 15 minutes.
Place the popcorn on wax paper to cool, breaking up large pieces as needed.
Serve at your kids party.