Caramel Popcorn

Great caramel popcorn for any holiday or occasion. If you like chewy popcorn, bake less. Recipe yield: 5 quarts. INGREDIENTS: • 1 cup butter • 2 cups brown sugar • 1/2 cup corn syrup • 1 teaspoon salt • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 5 quarts popped popcorn DIRECTIONS: 1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (95 degrees C). Place popcorn in a very large bowl. 2. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil without stirring 4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in soda and vanilla. Pour in a thin stream over popcorn, stirring to coat. 3. Place in two large shallow baking dishes and bake in preheated oven, stirring every 15 minutes, for 1 hour. Remove from oven and let cool completely before breaking into pieces.