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Homemade Microwave Caramel Corn | ![]() |
How to make homemade caramel corn in the microwave with no more than a few ingredients and a paper bag. (No mess, no fuss!) Just add some shake-it-up energy for some good family fun! A few years back, my book club read Unplug the Christmas Machine: A Complete Guide to Putting Love and Joy Back into the Season . We were a group of mostly young mothers, some at home, some working outside the home. Many of us were caught up with creating memorable holidays for our families. We’d wanted it all! The shopping, the gifts, the wrapping, the food, the parties, the decorating, the tree, the concerts, the church programs, the special outfits, the … you get the picture. We had become “Christmas Machines” and had lost the real spirit of Christmas. The book and our discussion helped us think about the holidays in a new way. Many of us decided to pare back our holiday activities to those we found most meaningful. For families with children, making caramel corn some afternoon ju