Cherry Cotton Candy Popcorn

Cherry Cotton Candy Popcorn 10-12 cups popped popcorn 2 cups sugar 2/3 cups whole milk 2 tablespoons light corn syrup 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cherry flavoring red or pink food coloring (if using red, go light, just a few drops will do it.) Place popcorn in a large mixing bowl. Set aside. Lay wax paper on table, counter or cookie sheet. Spray lightly with cooking spray. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, milk, corn syrup and salt. Stir to combine. Over medium heat bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Continue to boil until you reach the "soft ball" stage, my thermometer says it's 240 degrees. It took about 4 minutes for it to reach temperature once it was boiling. Once there, remove from heat and add flavoring and food coloring, stir till combined. Now pour over your popcorn. Toss to coat all of your popcorn. Spread coated popcorn out on wax paper, separating as you can, to cool completely.