Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  6              quart  popped popcorn
  1                cup  butter
  2               cups  packed dark brown sugar
     1/2           cup  light corn syrup
  1           Teaspoon  salt
     1/2      Teaspoon  baking soda
  1           Teaspoon  vanilla
  2               cups  nuts (optional) -- (2 to 3)

Preparation:

Heat oven to 250'. Melt butter over low heat. Add next 3 ingredients and bring to a boil , stirring constantly. Cover and gently boil without stirring for 4 minutes. Remove from heat and carefully add soda and vanilla (it will froth and foam). Spray large baking sheet or roasting pan with cooking oil spray. Combine popcorn and caramel mixture, mixing well. Spread popcorn out on pan. Bake about an hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool completely. Break apart and store in tightly sealed containe

Nutritional Information:

3756 Calories (kcal); 184g Total Fat; (42% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 555g Carbohydrate; 497mg Cholesterol; 5004mg Sodium