Caramel popcorn

Many of us associate popcorn with going to the cinema, the smell of cooking corn immediately causes a frenzied appetite. In order not to wait for the next trip to the cinema, you can cook popcorn at home.
Special grade corn is needed for its preparation. The recipe for this snack came to us from America.
Let's start making caramel popcorn. We will prepare the necessary dishes. We will need a frying pan with a lid. It is better to take a bigger frying pan, since corn increases greatly in volume. The lid should be tight or heavy so that the popcorn does not fly out during explosions. We will cook the caramel in a small saucepan. I take an enameled ladle with a long handle.
Prepare all the necessary ingredients and start cooking.
Pour the corn into a dry frying pan and evenly distribute it along the bottom. Cover with a lid and turn on the average temperature.
Pour the water into the saucepan and pour out the sugar. A glass of sugar makes a very sweet caramel. Therefore, if you do not like very sweet, you can reduce the amount of sugar. There is no need to mix. Turn on the stove at a temperature above average.
Now you can add the temperature under the pan with corn. After a while, the corn will start to explode. The pan needs to be shaken in the process so that the corn grains heat up evenly and explode.
Sugar dissolves, the resulting syrup does not need to be stirred with a spoon. You can stir by lifting and turning the pan. To do this, it is convenient to use a pan with a long handle. We control the syrup, without forgetting about the corn.
When the explosions stop, shake the pan one last time, count to 15 and turn off the stove.
When the caramel turns golden, add the butter to the pan and wait for it to melt. Now you can mix thoroughly with a spoon. Add the soda and mix well again. The caramel is ready.
Remove the lid from the pan and pour a thin stream of caramel over the popcorn, stirring it at the same time. All this must be done very quickly, since the caramel, in contact with the air, instantly freezes.
Leave the popcorn in caramel to cool for 10 minutes. If it has stuck together too much, you can divide the already cooled.
Caramel popcorn is ready. Enjoy your meal.