Cracker Jack

Ingredients

• 1 cup mild molasses
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 1 teaspoon soda dissolved in 1 teaspoon hot water
• popped corn

Steps

1. Boil the molasses, sugars and water to the hard-ball stage.
2. Add the butter and vinegar and boil 30 seconds more.
3. Stir in the soda dissolved in hot water and pour over the popcorn.

Notes

The booklet doesn’t say how much popcorn to use.

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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