Categories: Appetizers 
      Yield: 1 servings 
  
      8 c  Popped popcorn (about 1/3 to        3 tb Lt. corn syrup 
    3/4 c  Packed brown sugar                1/4 ts Baking soda 
    1/3 c  Margarine or butter               1/4 ts Vinilla 
  
  Pre heat oven 300 Remove all unpopped kernals from popped corn. Place 
  popcorn in greased 17x12x2-inch baking pan. Keep popcorn warm in a 300 oven 
  while making carmel mixture. Butter the sides of a heavy 1 1/2 quart 
  saucepan.in Saucepan combine brown sugar,margarine or butter,and corn 
  syrup. Cook and stir over medium heat to bioling. Clip candy thermometer to 
  side of pan. Cook and stir medium heat to 255 hard-ball stage(about 4 min.) 
  Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in baking soda and vanilla; pour over 
  popcorn. Stir gently to coat. Bake in a 300 oven for 15 minutes; stir. Bake 
  5 minutes more. Transfer popcorn mixture to large pieces of foil; cool 
  completly. Break into clusters. Store tightly covered. Makes about 9 cups. 
  For an extra bonas you may want to add your favorite kind of peanut. 
                   FROM MARY IN BOSTON,MA.