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St. Patrick's Day Popcorn Recipe

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Everyone's eyes will be smilin' when they see this candy corn with an Irish twist. "The green color gives the snack instant holiday appeal," nods Karen Weber of Salem, Missouri.

This recipe is:

Quick

5St. Patrick's Day Popcorn Recipe

• Prep: 15 min. + cooling
• Yield: 24 Servings

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Ingredients

• 4 quarts popped popcorn
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon white vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 8 to 10 drops green food coloring

Directions

• Place popcorn in a large roasting pan; keep warm in a 250° oven. Meanwhile, in a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugars, water, corn syrup, vinegar and salt. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until a candy thermometer reads 260° (hard-ball stage).
• Remove from the heat; stir in butter until melted. Stir in food coloring. Drizzle over warm popcorn and toss to coat. Cool. Break into pieces. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 6 quarts.

SHHHHH! I'm making this for V-day - Pecan Pie

Pecan Pie -- Pirate’s Pantry - love this

1 c White corn syrup

1 c dark brown sugar

1/3 tsp salt

1/3 c. butter

2 tsp vanilla

3 eggs - slightly beaten

1 heaping cup whole pecans ------I use it to layer the pecans at least 2 deep in the pie pan

1 pie shell

Preheat oven to 350 degrees - 

Put the pecan in first to measure them -- then combine the other ingred. in a bowl. 

Then pour them over the pecans --- Yeah - remember this rises up during the backing process -- you do not want this stick mess --

Cook - 45 - 60 

Red beans & Rice -- Looks like Mardi Gras is coming

RED BEANS AND RICE - Pirates Pantry

1 lb. Red kidney Beans                      

1 meaty hambone

2 large onions, chopped                    

1 bell pepper, chopped

2 ribs Celery, chopped                       

2 cloves Garlic, finely chopped

Salt and Pepper to taste                     

Pinch of sugar

2 lbs. spicy sausage                            

1/4 cup Parsley, chopped

1 bay leaf (optional)

Soak beans overnight.  Rinse.  Cover with water and cook hambone, onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic salt, pepper, sugar and bay leaf.  While beans are cooking. Fry sausage in skillet.  Drain, fry until crisp, and set aside.  Cook beans until fork tender; then add fried sausage.  Just before serving, remove bay leaf and add parsley.  This recipe can be put in the freezer.  Serve over cooked rice and cornbread

This is truly wonderful -- My Husband, served a Mission in the Gulf States, tried to get this for me.  

His first try was a wash out plate of beans with every hot pepper you could try.  

So, when I found this -- Hurray!     I make this once a year -- I cut it down quite a bit, because our kids have left us.  

Enjoy