Caramel Corn

Ingredients:

3 bags microwave popcorn

1 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup Karo syrup

Directions:

1.       Pop the bags of popcorn in the microwave. Go through the laborious but important process of dumping the bags into a bowl, shaking a little so the unpopped seeds fall to the bottom, and then scooping out the popcorn by handfuls into another huge bowl. You have to do this because a) getting an unpopped kernel covered in caramel is painful and sad and b) no matter how perfect you think your life is, you’ll never get a bag of microwave popcorn that pops every kernel.

2.       Combine the other three ingredients in a large saucepan. Stir continuously over MEDIUM heat until butter is melted, then mix in sugar and syrup. Once the mixture starts bubbling, cook for 3 minutes, continuing to stir. After three minutes, remove from heat and pour over popcorn, tossing immediately to coat.

3.       Enjoy this caramel popcorn that is soft rather than being Crunchtown, USA.

Serves a ton of people if you have a million other treats and no one is hungry for caramel corn.

Note: as long as the proportions are equal, you can make as much or as little of this caramel sauce as you want. ¼ cup of each for a mini bag of popcorn, for example.