B6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 19,1981
Home On The Range Hi
Pop some fan
this Christmas eve
After the cookies are made, the
Christinas meal planned and the
presents wrapped, all that is left to
do is sit around the fireplace on
Christmas eve and wait for Santa.
Make the time go faster by
popping some popcorn. Nothing
else this easy to make, comes out
as good as popcorn. And if you get
ambitious, try something new and
special with popcorn. Try some of
the following recipes:
CHOCOLATE
POPCORN BALLS
5 qt. popped popcorn
1 jar marshmallow topping
1 pkg. chocolate bits
2 T. water
It. vanilla
Place popped corn in large
greased pan. Melt marshmallow
topping and chocolate bits in top of
double boiler. Stir in water and
vanilla. Pour chocolate mixture
over popcorn mixing thoroughly.
Shape into balls. If desired, place
wooden ice cream stick in balls.
HONEY CRUNCH
3 qts. popped popcorn
1 c. nuts
1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. honey
Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
Place popcorn and nuts in large 4-
mch-deep baking pan. Keep warm
in oven. Lightly butter a cookie
Cook’s
Question
Comer
QUESTION Would any of your readers have recipes using
persimmons? Will be looking for answers!
QUESTION Can anyone help to find me a recipe for the egg
dressing used on lettuce? Also, does anyone know how to
dehydrate potatoes or make hash browns to freeze?
ANSWER Naomi Burkholder can find an answer for her
recipe request of November 21 (honey-glazed whole wheat
donuts) at the end of the recipe section, complements of Dawn
Harvey. Thank you Dawn.
ANSWER For the reader who requested a recipe for Ham
Patties comes a recipe from Mrs. Ivan Martin of Ephrata. Thank
you, Mrs. Martin.
WANTED Answers for our recipe requests. Help a fellow
cook and reader solve her cooking quests!
Recipe Topics
December
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Popcorn favorites
Beverages for the holidays
2 Making vegetables exciting
9 Easy chicken dinners
IG Make it wit!* beef
sheet. Melt butter over low heat.
Blend in honey until well mixed.
Remove popcorn mixture from
oven. Set oven at 350 degrees. Pour
butter-honey mixture over pop
corn-nut mixture and mix well.
Spread in thin layer on cookie
sheet. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until
cnsp. When cool, break or cut
apart.
MOLASSES CRUNCH
2 qt. popped popcorn
2 c. whole or chopped nuts
11/3 c. molasses
Ic. sugar
2 T. butter
IT. vinegar
2/3 c. water
1/41. baking soda
11. vanilla
Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
Combine popcorn and nuts in a
large, 4-inch-deep, buttered baking
pan. Keep warm in the oven.
Butter two 8-mch-square baking
pans. Mix molasses, sugar, butter,
vinegar and water. Cook slowly
without stirring, until mixture
reaches 250 degrees on a candy
thermometer. Add baking soda
and stir well. Remove from heat
and quickly stir in vanilla. Remove
popcorn and nuts from oven. Pour
syrup mixture over popcorn and
nuts and mix well. Pour mto
buttered pans. Cut when cool.
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H. Showalter, Lancaster
Mrs. Pat Hood
Mount Airy, MD
Popcorn, a high-fiber food, is perfect for nutritionists and the medical profession. The
between meal munching and is an added treat' American Dental Association recommends
at Christmas time. Naturally good tasting, popcorn as a sugar-free snack,
popcorn is considered a wholesome snack by
POPCORN
PEANUT BRITTLE
11/2 c. granulated sugar
1/2 c. dark com syrup
1/2 c. water
1/21. salt
1 qt. unsalted popcorn
1 c. shelled nuts
2 T. butter
11. vanilla extract
Combine sugar, syrup, water
and salt in a heavy saucepan. Stir
on low heat till sugar dissolves.
Cook over medium heat until
candy thermometer measures 300
degrees or until a small amount of
syrup dropped into a very cold
water separates into threads which
are hard and brittle.
Meanwhile, spread popped com
and nuts into a well-greased pan
and heat in pre-heated oven about
350 degrees for 10 minutes.
Remove the syrup from the heat
and quickly stir in butter and
vanilla. Stir until butter melts.
Pour over popcorn peanut mixture
and stir. Spread mixture thin on
flat surface. Cool. Break into small
pieces. Makes IV4 pounds.
Nancy Lort, Delta
POPCORN ON STIX
28 caramels
2 T. water
2 qt. salted, popped corn
Mix caramels with water in
r.higavy saucepan over low heat. Stir
occasionally until sauce is smooth.
Pour over popcorn and toss until
well coated. Press into oiled 6-oz.
frozen orange juice cans inserting
popsicle stix before can is full.
Push out of cans and wrap in
squares of plastic wrap and tie
with bits of yarn.
Pauline Moore, Franklin
CHEESESNACKS
2 qt. popped popcorn
1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. grated American cheese
1/21. salt
Spread freshly popped corn in a
flat pan; keep hot and crisp m
oven. Melt butter and grated
cheese and add salt. Pour mixture
over corn. Stir,until every kernel is
cheese flavored.
ORANGE POPCORN BALLS
2 c. sugar
1 can frozen orange juice con
centrate
lean water for orange juice
1/2 e. light corn syrup
11. vinegar
1/21, salt
5 qt. popped popcorn
Combine all ingredients, except
popped corn, in a heavy saucepan.
Bring to a boil. Lower heat and
cook to 250 degrees on a candy
thermometer or hard ball stage.
Pour slowly over hot popcorn and
mix until well coated. Let stand
five minutes. Shape into balls.
Answers for Cook’s Question
Comer:
HAM PATTIES
2 c. ground cooked ham
1 c. mashed potatoes
IT. chopped onion
1/41. dry mustard
1/41. salt
IT. milk
1 egg, beaten
1/2 c. fine dry breadcrumbs
3 T. fat or oil
Combine ground ham, mashed
potatoes, onion, mustard and 1/41.
salt. Chill about 1 hour.
Shape into patties. Blend milk
into beaten eggs. Dip patties in egg
mixture and then in crumbs. Fry
patties in hot fat until golden
brown. Serve plain or with favorite
sauce.
Mrs. Ivan Martin, Ephrata
WHOLE WHEAT
DOUGHNUTS
1 1/2 c. whole wheat flour
11/2 c. regular flour .
Ic. sugar •
3/4 c. buttermilk
2 eggs . 1
2 T. shortening
2t. baking powder
It. baking soda
It-salt
1/21. nutmeg
salad oil
In large bowl measure 1/2 cup
flour and remaining • ingredients
except salad oil. With mixer at low
speed, beat just until smooth.
Constantly scrape bowl with
rubber spatula. Increase speed to
medium, beat 1 minute.
Stir in remaining flour to make
soft dough. Refrigerate dough for
at least 1 hour.
On well-floured surface with
floured rolling pin, roll dough 1/2
inch thick. Cut out.
Meanwhile, in deep iat fryer,
heat 3 or 4 inches oil to 370 degrees.
Fry 4 to 5 rings at a time to golden
brown.
HONEY GLAZE
In small bowl with fork, stir 1/2 c.
honey with 2/3 c. powdered sugar
until smooth. Spread over warm
whole wheat doughnuts.
Dawn Harvey, Nicholson