Popcorn Old Fashioned Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED POPCORN BALLS

Steps:

• Place popcorn in a baking pan and keep warm in a 200° oven. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, stir together the sugar, corn syrup, water, butter and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. , Continue cooking without stirring until the temperature reaches 270° on a candy thermometer. Remove from the heat. Add vanilla; stir just enough to mix. Slowly pour over the popcorn. Cool just enough to handle. Shape with buttered hands.

TRADITIONAL POPCORN BALLS

Steps:

• Place popcorn in a large baking pan; keep warm in a 200° oven. , In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup, water and salt. Cook over medium heat until a candy thermometer reads 235° (soft-ball stage). , Remove from the heat. Add the butter, vanilla and food coloring if desired; stir until butter is melted. Immediately pour over popcorn and stir until evenly coated. , When mixture is cool enough to handle, quickly shape into 3-in. balls, dipping hands in cold water to prevent sticking.

OLD FASHIONED CARAMEL POPCORN

Steps:

• In a saucepan mix butter brown sugar, corn syrup and vanilla and bring to a boil.
• Boil for 5 to 6 minutes stirring occasionally.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the baking soda until the mixture has puffed up.
• Allow 1 minute to rest.
• Placed popped popcorn in a large baking dish.
• (I use my very large turkey roasting pan without the lid.) Pour mixture over popcorn and stir until well coated.
• Bake at 300 degrees for 10 minutes.
• Stir well to make sure the bottom doesn't burn, Bake for another 10 minutes.
• Pour onto a large surface to cool.
• (I cut a green garbage bag in half and cover my dining room table with it before pouring out the popcorn onto it. It saves on clean up.) Break apart to serve.

POPCORN OLD FASHIONED

Steps:

• Pop one bag of microwave butter popcorn and place contents into a large Ziploc bag.
• Pour in one 750mL bottle of Bacardi Ocho Rum to infuse overnight at room temperature. Seal competely.
• After one night, place the bag in the freezer until all fats and solids are frozen. (This willl take approximately 4 to 6 hours.)
• After all fats and solids are frozen, cut a small hole in the bottom of the bag and strain through a coffee filter. Using multiple coffee filters will yield best results.
• Place large ice cube into a tumbler or old-fashioned glass.
• Add popcorn-infused rum, Angostura bitters, orange bitters, and demerara sugar syrup to a mixing glass, fill with ice and stir until diluted and well chilled. Strain into prepared glass and garnish with fresh popcorn and orange zest.