Carameled Corn

Ingredients

• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 cup syrup
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• pinch of soda
• 3 quarts popped corn

Steps

1. Cook the brown sugar, butter and syrup until it reaches the hard-ball stage.
2. Stir in the vinegar just before taking it off the heat.
3. Off the heat, stir in the soda and pour over the popped corn.

Notes

From the booklet “Ed May’s Contest-Winning Popcorn Recipes” (Earl May Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa, dated 9/82), which printed 27 recipes picked from more than 1,100 sent in by Midwest homemakers. The steps are in our own words; both sides of the booklet are shown below.

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