Pop-A-Roni

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/2 cup butter or oleo
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 3 cups popped corn
• 1/2 cup nutmeats, chopped
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Steps

1. Mix the sugar, salt, cocoa, butter and milk and boil for 1 minute.
2. Take it off the heat and stir in the peanut butter, popped corn, nuts and vanilla.
3. Drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper and let cool.

Notes

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.

Photo: stock photo found online.

Rosie Lee’s original recipe cards

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