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Butter a large bowl.
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In a quart saucepan, combine sugars, syrup, water and salt.
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Cook to 235 degrees on a candy thermometer.
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Add almonds; cook to 250 degrees stirring occasionally.
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Continue cooking to 295 degrees, stirring occasionally.
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Add butter; stir until melted and completely blended into the syrup mixture.
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Remove from heat.
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Add half the popcorn.
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Stir syrup up from the bottom of the pan, coating corn well.
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Pour remaining popcorn into the buttered bowl.
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Pour mixture over the popcorn in the bowl; stir until all corn is covered and almonds are evenly distributed.
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Spread mixture onto a cold buttered surface; break apart with a fork.