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There are tons of fun things you can do with popcorn, including making it into fun shapes and sizes! Use cake pans, gelatin molds, or a cookie sheet and your own imagination.
Makes: depends on shapes
Ingredients:
10 c. popped ACT II® Microwave Popcorn, Old Fashioned Natural flavor (approx. 2 1/2 bags)
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. water
1 tbsp. butter
1/8 tsp. cream of tartar
Food coloring
Any of the following for decoration: frosting, candy, nuts, etc.
Directions:
- Pop corn in microwave and keep in warm large roasting pan in oven set at 250† F.
- Combine sugar, salt, water, butter, and cream of tartar in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook until sugar dissolves, gently bringing mixture to a boil at 260† F on a candy thermometer.
- If you wish to color the syrup, add food color a few drops at a time, and stir.
- Carefully pour the hot syrup over warm popcorn and mix well to coat all corn. Cool until you can comfortably touch it.
- Shape as you wish. Let the mold set for a few minutes only, then turn over and shake out you popcorn shape.
- Decorate with icing, candy, nuts to eat, or ribbon, paper cutouts, and more if only for display.
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