Peppermint Kettle Corn Recipe

I got this recipe from my friend Elisabeth. We demonstrated it at a small gathering of food enthusiasts at a local kitchen supply store in the St. Louis area. It was a hit. This may be cooked in an automatic popper with a built-in stirrer; I have done this, and it works fine but sometimes it can make clean up a little tricky and my cuisnart popper sometimes gets "hung up" as the sugar start to stick. This is why I prefer using a Whirley-Pop. Halve the recipe for these appliances. If you have done large batches of kettle corn before in large stockpots then go ahead with the full recipe.