1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup popcorn kernels
1/3 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt

flame to med-hi.

add to large pot 3 grains of popcorn, when they pop, turn off flame 
add popcorn and sugar, combine/stir.
turn flame to med-hi again, cover pot and shake popcorn while cooking.  once popping starts,
reduce to med, med-lo flame.