The BEST Crackerjack Recipe Ever!
Here's a recipe for the best-tasting Crackerjack! I cooked up a batch of this one time to send with our son when he rode back to college with two girls who were his classmates. In the 2½ hours it took them to get there, they ate every crumb! (Nothing was said about the condition of their tummies afterwards.)
Jane's Version of Mac's Crackerjack
Caution--this version of Crackerjack can be adicting!
8 cups unsalted popped corn
1 cup brown sugar
1 stick margarine
¼ cup corn syrup
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon vanilla
2 cups nuts (optional)
Mix popcorn and nuts and place in 2 greased 13" x 9" x 2" pans. Keep warm in 200°F oven.
Combine sugar, margarine, syrup, and salt in saucepan greased around inside. Boil 5 minutes or until soft ball stage* is reached. Remove from heat & stir in soda and flavoring. Slowly stir into popcorn.
Put in 300°F oven for 15 minutes. Stir and bake 5 more minutes. Cool on greased cookie sheets and break into clusters. Store in tightly covered container.
*Soft Ball Stage: At this temperature, sugar syrup dropped into cold water will form a soft, flexible ball. If you remove the ball from water, it will flatten like a pancake after a few moments in your hand. (Found this definition on the net at: The Accidental Scientist: Science of Cooking)
1 cup brown sugar
1 stick margarine
¼ cup corn syrup
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon vanilla
2 cups nuts (optional)
Mix popcorn and nuts and place in 2 greased 13" x 9" x 2" pans. Keep warm in 200°F oven.
Combine sugar, margarine, syrup, and salt in saucepan greased around inside. Boil 5 minutes or until soft ball stage* is reached. Remove from heat & stir in soda and flavoring. Slowly stir into popcorn.
Put in 300°F oven for 15 minutes. Stir and bake 5 more minutes. Cool on greased cookie sheets and break into clusters. Store in tightly covered container.
*Soft Ball Stage: At this temperature, sugar syrup dropped into cold water will form a soft, flexible ball. If you remove the ball from water, it will flatten like a pancake after a few moments in your hand. (Found this definition on the net at: The Accidental Scientist: Science of Cooking)
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