Popcorn Snack

9 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 cup pecan halves
  • 1 cup blanched almond
  • 8 -10 cups popped popcorn
  • 1 13 cups sugar
  • 1 cup butter (no substitute)
  • 12 cup corn syrup (white)
  • 12 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 12 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon rum or 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring

Directions

  1. 1
    Heat oven to 300F.
  2. 2
    Spread nuts on a cookie sheet and toast lightly, about 10-15 minutes.
  3. 3
    Cool Mix with popcorn in a large buttered bowl.
  4. 4
    Combine sugar, butter, corn syrup, and cream of tartar in a heavy saucepan.
  5. 5
    Boil for 5 minutes, or until mixture reaches hard ball stage (forms a hard ball when dropped into cold water).
  6. 6
    Remove from heat, stir in baking soda and flavoring.
  7. 7
    Pour over popcorn mixture.
  8. 8
    Mix with a large spatula to coat popcorn and nuts.
  9. 9
    Turn out on a large buttered cookie sheet and press lightly.
  10. 10
    Cool until hard, break into pieces.

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