Sugared Popcorn

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup water
• 6 quarts freshly popped corn
• food coloring (optional)

Steps

1. Boil the sugar and water until the syrup threads from a spoon or hardens when dropped in cold water.
2. Pour over the popped corn and stir until it is all sugared.
3. Add food coloring to the syrup if you want colored popcorn.

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.

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