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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.

Pepperneal -- for Christmas

Grandma Leah Rasmussen’s Pepperneals

6 cups flour                            1 cup sugar

1 cup lard                               1 3/4 tsp. black pepper

1 3/4 tsp. ginger                     1/2 tsp soda

2 cups buttermilk or sour milk

Roll as cookies cut with a large thimble or roll in ropes and slice.  Bake 350 degrees for 10-40 minutes (until brown).  

This was her grandparents recipe, from Denmark

YUM - Waffles to go

I met Veronique quite  a while ago.  But, the story goes - I had cookies that could be cook in the waffle maker.

Yup, no eat from the oven during the week.  Veronique told me that she had a recipe that was much better.

Wow!  What great waffles.

So, for you who need waffles to go, early breakfast, or just snack.  Here you go, waffle that can be taken anywhere.

(Yes, I made these for my kids during early morning Seminary)

Belgium Waffles  - Veronique 

Separate 9 eggs, beat the whites until they are stiff

In another bowl, beat all the yokes plus 2 cups of sugar.

Beat until light in color.

Add 1 lb. Butter, softened

1/4 tsp salt 

4 cups flour

1 tsp of vanilla

Cook in a waffle iron.  Cook until brown.

They are really fragile while they are hot.  

When they are cool, they won’t crumb as easy.

Store in foil or tin box.

(There was never enough to store anywhere -  Thank Veronique)