Popcorn Snack

Ingredients:
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 12 cup corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon almond extract or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 14 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 12 teaspoon baking soda
- 16 cups popped popcorn
- salt, lightly
- 2 -3 cups pecan halves (or cashews, peanuts...)

Directions:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- In a medium saucepan mix together the butter, brown sugar and corn syrup.
- Heat to boiling.
- Boil for 5 minutes stirring OFTEN.
- Remove from heat.
- While stirring add the cream of tartar and baking soda as it will foam up.
- Stir in the almond or vanilla extract.
- Place popcorn and nuts on a cookie sheet.
- Pour the sugar mixture over and mix well, coating each piece.
- Bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes, stirring after 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven, cool and break apart.