Cracker Jacks Style Caramel Corn (Jane's recipe)

Cracker Jack was first introduced at the 1893 World’s Fair.

1 cup butter or margarine
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup

Combine above ingredients and bring to a boil; boil five minutes.

Remove from heat and add:

1/2 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon vanilla

Pour mixture evenly over 2 gallons warm popped corn, stirring to assure even coverage.
Bake in 250 degree over for 1 hour, stirring (or shaking pan) every 15 minutes.
Allow to cool. Store in air-tight containers.

Note: you may add peanuts to the mixture before baking