cheap and easy kettle corn

Supersize rip-off - popcorn at the movie theater
Giant Rip-off - popcorn at a popcorn shop
Really big Rip-off - microwave popcorn
Good Deal and way better for you - homemade popcorn

I have an air popcorn popper that I got at Goodwill for $2.55 (I know this because I've never bothered to take off the price tag). Popcorn that I make in this costs pennies a serving and has none of the fat and sodium that all of the other popcorns have. The problem is that when served plain, air popped popcorn also has none of the taste of the other options and salt doesn't stick to air-popped popcorn. That's why I invented homebrewed kettle corn. In less than 5 minutes you can whip up a delicious batch of something approximating a cross between kettle corn and fiddle faddle. Load up your air popper with a couple of tablespoons of kernels per person. In a non-stick skillet melt half a tablespoon of butter per person, 1 tbls of corn syrup per person and about a tbls of brown sugar. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Now turn on popper. Once popcorn is done add a pinch of baking soda to the still hot sugar mixture. This causes it to bubble up a bit so it spreads more evenly over the popcorn. Pour sugar mixture over popcorn. Toss to coat with a spoon and if so desired add a few peanuts. Delicious, fairly nutritious and costs pennies a serving! Also doesn't have all the packaging that microwave popcorn does along with all the chemicals. Super easy to make and you will be amazed at how long a bag of regular popcorn lasts. Way cheaper, way healthier and less waste!! Enjoy!