Pink Pearl Popcorn Balls

Ingredients

• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 package red gelatin
• 1 cup coarsely chopped peanuts
• 9 cups popped corn

Steps

1. Bring the syrup and sugar to a boil, then take it off the heat.
2. Stir in the gelatin until dissolved, then the peanuts.
3. Pour over the popcorn and shape into balls.

Notes

The booklet suggests shaping them around suckers for the kids, so the stick gives a handle and keeps hands less sticky.

From the booklet “Ed May’s Contest-Winning Popcorn Recipes” (Earl May Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa, dated 9/82), which printed 27 recipes picked from more than 1,100 sent in by Midwest homemakers. The steps are in our own words; both sides of the booklet are shown below.

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