- 1 Bag of Act II Butter Microwave Popcorn (or equivalent)
- 1/4 C butter
- 1/2 C brown sugar
- 2 TBL corn syrup (or dark Karo syrup)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- scant baking soda
- scant tsp tip vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 250º
- Place popcorn in a large bowl
- In a sauce pan melt the butter
- Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup and salt
- Bring to a boil and stir for 4 minutes (CAUTION: HOT)
ALT: Heat until temperature is 238 – 240º (Soft ball stage) - Remove from heat and stir in baking soda and vanilla
- Pour in a thin stream stirring continually to coat
- Place in oven for 45 minutes – stirring every 15 minutes
- Remove from oven, let cool, then break into pieces
OR pour into small ramekins to make popcorn balls
