Popcorn

3 tlbs. cooking oil

1/3 cup non-popped kernels

1/4 cup butter

salt

saucepan with lid

Put the oil and 3 kernels of un-popped popcorn into pan.  When they pop put rest of un-popped popcorn in pan.  Shake pan intermittently while cooking.

Carmel Popcorn

3 cups popped popcorn

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

6 tlbs. butter or margarine

3 tlbs. light corn syrup

1/4 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. vanilla

wooden spoon

Big saucepan

Measure brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, and slat into a saucepan.

Turn burner on medium heat.  Cook and stir with a wooden spoon until butter melts and everything is mixed.  Continue stirring until mixture starts to boil.  When mixture starts boiling stop stirring.  Boil for 5 min.  Turn off burner and remove from heat.  Immediately stir in baking soda and vanilla.

Pour mixture onto popcorn using a rubber scraper to scrape pan.  With scraper gently stir the popcorn until well coated.

You can put in oven at 300 degrees for 15 min. or eat immediately.

*Recipe from Lisa Knudsen