Caramel Corn

Ingredients
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cups corn syrup
2 sticks butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 poppers of pop corn
peanuts (optional)

Directions
Preheat oven to 250 degrees.

On stove top in a heavy saucepan, melt butter, corn syrup, and brown sugar. Allow mixture to boil for 5 minutes.

Put popcorn in a 5-6 quart greased roasting pan or two greased 13x9 baking pans. Add peanuts.

Pour sugar mixture over popcorn and mix well. Bake for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Spread on waxed paper to cool.