Popcorn Old Fashioned Food

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.

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.

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.