Licorice Popcorn

Grrrrrgh!
Course : Snacks
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 16
 

Ingredients:

16 cups popcorn
1 cup Sugar
1/4 cup Brown sugar
1/4 cup Water
1/2 cup Light corn syrup
1/4 cup Butter
1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
1/2 teaspoon Anise extract
1 tablespoon Black food coloring
 

Preparation:

* 2 tbls of unpopped popcorn will produce 4 cups (or 1 ounce) of popped popcorn. Place popcorn in large buttered baking pan. Put the sugars, water, and corn syrup into a heavy pan over medium heat and stir. After the mix has boiled, scrape sides of pan. Place a candy thermometer in the pan and cook, without further stirring, to 250~. Remove pan from heat and stir in butter, baking soda, anise extract and food coloring. Pour over popcorn, mixing well. Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. When cooled, store in air-tight containers.