Homemade Caramel Popcorn Butter Toffee Popped Corn

Bring back childhood memories in your guests,
sophisticated goody bags with caramel popcorn.
You can add salted peanuts to the bags too!

Ingredients:
1 cup popcorn
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon salted butter

Directions:
Pop the popcorn;
To make the caramel, place the sugar, corn syrup,
and 1/4 cup water in a large saucepan
(large enough to hold the popcorn)
and cook until the caramel turns a light golden brown.
Add baking soda and butter to the caramel.
Then add the popcorn to the hot caramel
and stir with a wooden spoon
until the popcorn is evenly coated.
Pour the caramelized popcorn onto a
parchment-paper-lined baking sheet and set aside to cool.
Break up the popcorn with your hands.
Serve in colored-cellophane bags.