CARAMEL CORN
2 c. light brown sugar, firmly packed
½ c. light corn syrup
1 c. margarine or butter
¼ tsp. cream of tartar
½ tsp. salt
8 qt. popped popcorn
1 tsp. baking soda
Place popped popcorn in an oversized roasting pan. Combine first 5 ingredients in a 2½ quart saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, boiling rapidly (about 5 minutes) until 250° on candy thermometer or hard ball stage. Remove from heat.
Rapidly stir 1 teaspoon baking soda into mixture; stir thoroughly and pour at once over popped corn and coat kernels evenly. Bake at 200° for 1 hour, stirring every 10 minutes. Cool and break into small clusters.
Nolan Love
MARY’S POPCORN
4 qt. popped popcorn
½ c. water
1 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. butter
3 to 4 drops food coloring
Reserve popcorn. Boil next 4 ingredients in 2 quart saucepan until it makes a 6 inch thread when poured from a spoon. Pour over popped popcorn and stir. (Caution: Very hot.) Toothbrush after eating!
Rita Love
“Chocolate Chip Brownies”
Grandma (Eleanor) F.
1 cup brown sugar
⅓ cup melted margarine
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla
Add:
1 cup flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon soda
½ teaspoon salt
Mix together sugar, margarine, egg + vanilla
Stir in the sifted flour ingred.
Fold in ½ cup nuts and
1 (6 oz.) pkg. chocolate chips
Spread in greased, floured 7½ x 11" cake pan
Bake 25 minutes in 356° oven