Holiday favorites and recipes

[WolfTears]

2 cups brown sugar
2 sticks butter
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 tsp. soda
pinch of cream of tartar
dash of salt
8 quarts popped popcorn
In heavy saucepan, mix the first 3 ingredients. Bring to a boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add last 3 ingredients. Fold into popcorn with wooden spoons.

Shape into balls with hands and place on waxed paper. Wrap individually to preserve freshness.

Tip: It helps to run cold water over hands before shaping balls.

[wyo_rose]

Does anybody know how to make the soft popcorn balls? Some of them taste like Marshmallow cream with jello.:p

Once I found a recipe where you bone your turkey whole (except the legs), stuff it and bake it. When it's done you can just slice it like a turkey roll. It was delicious!!

And I think it's stuffing if it's cooked in the bird and dressing if it's not. I'd like to be able to cook some 'dressing' in the crockpot so we have extra, but it always comes out dry or in a solid lump. Anybody know how to do this?

[WolfTears]

wyo I cook stuffing outside the bird too . An what I do is this . I make the whole batch , after I stuff the bird take a layer of sliced bread lay in foil , butter it place the stuffing on that then make another layer over the top with butter again let that cook about 15 min take the top layer of bread off so the stuffing will get a little crust on it .. then until the stuffing is the browness you like bake some more .
I cook my bird in a Nesco cooker over night , so in the morning I can take him out cut off the bottom half an place that over the top of my stuffing in oven to make it like that in the bird .
But for those that dont have the Nesco I use the bread method.

[wyo_rose]

OH!! Layer it with bread! That sounds like it would work. Thanks.:)

[Gold_toothed_dancer]

Deserts of any kind.

[biggulp]

deep fried turkey

Has anyone tried doing the turkey in one of those deep fryers you can buy at outdoors stores and surplus stores? How do they taste? Thinking of trying that this year.

[WolfTears]

Think of a turkey jerky stick that would be it . An not to mention fire hazord. Nope I would not do it again ...LOL but I am not one that is safe with a needle so what am I thinking?:Chatter

[biggulp]

a friend of mine tried it last year but of course he didnt invite me. LOL

[HarleyHunk]

I will be making 5 pounds of sausage stuffing.
My signature recipe that is always a hit.

Aye biggullp a pal of mine has one ofthose deep fryers for turkey.
Make sure you dunk that baby in at the right tempature.
He always says that is the biggest mistake he kept making when he got that thing.
Not cooking at the exact temp.
Whatever that is?
Hope that helps.

He also has one of those smokers and we bbq turkey,tri-tips,ribs,sausages,you name it we use it.
Can't mess on one of those.

[biggulp]

thanks for the advice on the deep fried turkey. I have gotten all kinds of advice from different people. maybe I will just go to a buffet.. LOL

[Awful_Mnom_Woman]

Holiday Recipes

Anyone got any good holiday recipes to share? I am in the process of looking up popcorn balls (we have an excess of popcorn today) but if anyone has anything, please share. Waewaenen.

[SBZ4life]

Beer, shots, liquour, wine...fav recipe!!

[Ginger]

Originally posted by Mato Winyan
Does anyone have a good popcorn ball one? My mother-in-law always made tons of em to give all the kids and grand kids. They were the highlight of the season. We'd much till New Year's. :7: She had her own recipe that called for white corn syrup, sugar, creme of tartar and vinegar. Unfortunately the recipe passed with her in '92. :( :Cry

here's one for you



POPCORN BALLS


12 c. popped corn
1 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2/3 c. water
1 tsp. cream of tarter
2/3 c. light corn syrup
1/2 c. butter
1 tsp. vinegar
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Place popcorn in a very large bowl. In medium saucepan, combine remaining ingredients, except vanilla. Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until soft crack stage, 270 degrees. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Slowly pour syrup over popcorn, tossing until coated. With buttered fingers, quickly shape into balls. Makes 16 balls.

[Dancin by the bay]

Anything my mom cooks is my favorite.

[Ginger]

my all time favorite snack

Chex Party Mix

INGREDIENTS:
1 stick butter, melted
2 tablespoons,
Worcestershire sauce
1-1/2 teaspoons,
seasoned salt
3/4 teaspoons garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
9 cups corn, wheat and,
rice chex, mixed
1 cup mixed nuts
1 cup mini pretzels
1 cup garlic-flavor bite-size,
bagel chips or regular bagel,
chips broken into 1-inch pieces

DIRECTIONS:
Heat oven to 250 degrees. Melt the
butter in large roasting pan in oven.
Stir in seasonings. Gradually stir
in remaining ingredients until evenly
coated.

Bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
Spread on paper towels to cool. Store
in airtight container.

Makes 12 cups.