Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  5             quarts  freshly popped corn
  1                cup  butter
  2               cups  firmly packed brown sugar
     1/2           cup  light corn syrup
  1           teaspoon  salt
  1           teaspoon  vanilla extract
     1/2      teaspoon  baking soda
     1/2           cup  fresh pecans

Preparation:

Place popcorn and pecans in lightly greased roasting pan;set aside. Melt butter in large saucepan; stir in sugar, corn syrup, and salt. cook over medium heat, stirring frequently until the cany thermometer reads 248 degrees F. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla and soda. Pour caramel mixture over popcorn; stir well. Bake at 225 for 1 hour stirring every 15 minutes. Let cool completely; store in airtight container..

Nutritional Information:

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