Place oil in a big pot with a lid and add 3 kernels.  Cover and place on stove over medium high heat, giving it a shake.  When those kernels pop, open the lid and add the rest of the bowl of sugar and spices, and kernels.  Shake well to mix the sugar and popcorn around.  Continue shaking over medium to medium-high heat, just touching down on the heat every few seconds to keep it going, to make sure that the molasses doesn’t burn!  It took me about 4 more minutes to get my kernels to start popping.  I removed mine from the heat after just 1 more minute, as the popping had slowed significantly (although you'll still have a few more pops, so keep the lid on for a minute).  If you let it go too long the popcorn with get burnt, which is especially bad with the molasses!  Watch carefully!