Party Popcorn

1 cup pecan halves
1 cup whole blanched almonds
12 cups popped corn (about 3/4 cup unpopped)
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In 13x10-1/2 inch roasting pan, spread pecans and almonds in a single layer. Bake 10 to 15 minutes, stiring occasionally, until nuts are lightly browned. Remove from oven and add popped corn. Meanwhile, in small saucepan over medium heat, melt sugar and butter together. Stir with salt into popcorn mixture until it is well coated. Bake 10 minutes more, or until golden, stirring once. Cool in pan. Store in tightly covered container.

Makes 14 cups.

[This must have been on the back of something else Mom wanted from a magazine: Although she clipped out a picture of the recipe, the recipe itself was hand copied. The magazine was probably her favorite, "Better Homes and Gardens."]