Party Candy Caramel Corn

• 16 c. popped corn (approximately 2 batches of air popped)
• 5 c. miniature pretzels
• 2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 c. margarine
• 1/2 c. dark corn syrup
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 c. salted peanuts
• 2 c. your favorite candy (M&M's, candy corn, chocolate covered raisins, miniature chocolate mints, etc.)

1. Heat oven to 200u0b0.
2. In a large roasting pan, combine popcorn and pretzels; set aside.
3. In a 2-quart saucepan, combine brown sugar, margarine and corn syrup and salt.
4. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to a full boil (12 to 14 minutes).
5. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until candy thermometer reaches 238u0b0 or a small amount of mixture dropped into ice water form a soft ball (4 to 6 minutes).
6. Remove from heat; stir in baking soda.

corn, pretzels, brown sugar, margarine, corn syrup, salt, baking soda, peanuts, your favorite

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=1044436 (may not work)