Best Ever Candy Corn

Directions

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   Keep popped corn crisp in slow oven (300° to 325°).
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   In a large
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   saucepan,
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   combine
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   sugar,
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   syrup,
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   water, butter and salt. Cook
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   over
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   moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until syrup reaches soft-crack stage (290°).
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    Remove from heat; stir in 1 tablespoon vanilla.
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    In a large buttered bowl or pan, mix nuts and popcorn.
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    Pour
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    syrup
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    in
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    fine
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    steam
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    over mixture. Working quickly, mix well until kernels are completely coated. Spread
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    out thin
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    on
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    buttered
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    cookie
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    sheets
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    or
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    platters. Quickly separate
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    into
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    bite
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    size clusters
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    with 2 buttered forks. Cool.
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    Makes about 3 1/2 quarts.