Kettle Corn

I love it, the kids love it, the neighbors love it! It is a cheap, easy, and fun snack. Fair warning, I have found this to be HIGHLY addictive. Sweet, salty, crunchy. Simply put, very satisfying. Enjoy....



(I just ate half that bowl of kettle corn as I waited for the picture to upload!)

Kettle Corn

3 TBSP vegetable oil
3 TBSP sugar
1/2 cup popcorn kernels
1/2 tsp salt

Heat the oil over medium high heat in a heavy bottom large pot with a lid. (I put three kernels in with the oil, and when they pop you know the oil is hot enough to add the rest) When the oil is hot carefully add the kernels and the sugar. Put the lid on and hold the pot with pot holders. Shake it up vigorously. Let it sit on the heat a few seconds and then shake some more, return to heat. Continue this process until the popping stops. You want to shake it good so that sugar doesn't burn. Sprinkle in the salt, and shake it up. Let cool. The popcorn will be sticky while hot because of the sugar, but it dries as it cools.