Colorful Candy Popcorn Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    12 c. popped popcorn
    1 c. peanuts
    3/4 c. multi-colored milk chocolate candies
    1/4 c. margarine
    1 (10 1/2 oz.) bag mini marshmallows
    1 (4 oz.) pkg. Jell-O gelatin (any flavor)
    margarine for greasing hands
Preparation
    Pour popcorn into a large bowl.
    Add peanuts and milk chocolate candies.
    Mix together with spoon.
    Put margarine and marshmallows in a large bowl.
    Microwave on High 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or until marshmallows are puffed.
    Using pot holders, take bowl out of microwave.
    Mix together with spoon.
    Add gelatin to marshmallow mixture.
    Stir with spoon until mixture is all the same color.
    Pour marshmallow mixture over popcorn mixture in bowl.
    Quickly stir with spoon until marshmallow mixture evenly covers popcorn.
    Let mixture cool slightly.
    Grease your hands well with some margarine.
    Shape mixture into balls with hands. Place balls on waxed paper until completely cool.
    Makes 24 balls.

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