Grocery Bag Cracker Jack

Grocery Bag Cracker Jack 10-12 cups cereals and/or snack foods, such as popcorn and pretzels 1 stick butter 1/4 cup corn syrup 1 cup brown sugar 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. vanilla In a 3 quart microwave-safe bowl, place butter, corn syrup, brown sugar and salt. Microwave on high for 2 minutes, stir, and then microwave 2 minutes more. While the brown sugar mixture is cooking, spray a paper grocery bag liberally with cooking spray and pour in the cereals and snack foods, shaking the bag to mix together. When caramel mixture is done in the microwave, remove and mix in soda and vanilla. The mixture will foam. Pour over the cereal in the bag and shake slightly to distribute. Roll top of bag down and place in microwave. Cook on high 2 minutes. Shake bag and cook another 1 1/2 minutes. Cut top 2/3 of bag off and pour hot mixture into a large heat-proof bowl. You will need to scrape the inside of the paper bag to get all the extra sauce. Stir well to evenly distribute the caramel sauce. Stir often for the first few minutes until it cools enough to stop sticking together. Serves 1 to 10 people, depending on how much they like it! makes abou 10 servings