The book has this recipe more than once. Also here as Micro-Wave Carmel Corn in Recipe Box. Same dish, different piece of paper — kept separately on purpose, because each copy came into the house its own way.
Microwave caramel corn made from a paper-bag shake method — the second copy of this recipe in the collection, written out in a different hand than its companion.
Second copy in a different hand: this recipe is written out twice in the collection, in two different hands on two different papers. This copy is on a water-stained lined notebook sheet in a different, more upright hand. The other copy, micro-wave-carmel-corn-card.md, is on a lined index card in a flowing cursive hand — evidence the recipe was copied and passed on within the family, not a duplicate scan.
Ingredients
- 4 qt popcorn (put in a paper bag)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 stick margarine
- 1/4 cup white Karo syrup
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
Method
- Put 4 qt popcorn in a paper bag.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, mix brown sugar, margarine, and Karo syrup.
- Microwave on high 5 minutes, stirring at 2-1/2 minutes.
- When done, add vanilla and baking soda; stir until frothy.
- Pour over popcorn, shake; microwave 1-1/2 min, shake; microwave 1 min, shake; 45 sec, shake; 30 sec, shake; pour out and cool.
Notes on the artifact
Title written on the card is "Micro-Wave Carmel Corn" — Carmel, as written (caramel, spelled as written). Single sheet of ruled notebook paper, significant brown water-staining across the lower two-thirds, torn/ragged left edge (spiral-notebook remnant), center fold crease. No date, signature, or attribution anywhere on the page.
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