Honey-and-spice crunch - sl 11/94

3 quarts

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 quarts Popcorn; popped
Vegetable cooking spray
3 tablespoons Butter or margarine
¼ cup Honey
¼ cup Light corn syrup
3 tablespoons Sugar
⅛ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon Baking soda
½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
2 eaches (0.9-oz) packages dried fruit bits; (about 1/2 cup)

Directions

Pour popcorn into a bowl coated with cooking spray; set aside.

Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat; stir in next 4 ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.

Boil, without stirring, 7 minutes or until a candy thermometer reaches 250F.

Remove from heat. Stir in cinnamon, soda, and vanilla; pour over popcorn, stirring to coat. Spoon mixture into a lightly greased 15" x 10" x 1" jellyroll pan.

Bake at 250F for 25 minutes or until golden, stirring every 5 minutes. Stir in dried fruit; cool. Store in airtight containers.

Yield: 3 quarts.

Peggy Fowler Revels of South Carolina, in November, 1994"Southern Living" Typos by Jeff Pruett.

Submitted By JEFF PRUETT On 11-20-95

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