Indian Corn - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
1 (10 1/2 ounce) package mini marshmallows
yellow food coloring
8 cups peanut butter and chocolate puffed corn cereal
10 lollipop sticks
1 cup candy covered plain chocolate candies

Preparation

Line large baking sheet with waxed paper; set aside.
Melt butter in large heavy saucepan over low heat; add marshmallows and stir until melted and smooth.
Tint with food coloring until desired shade is reached; add cereal and 1/2 cup chocolate pieces. Stir until evenly coated and remove from heat.
With lightly greased hands, quickly divide mixture into 10 oblong pieces.
Push lollipop stick halfway into each piece; shape like ear of corn.
Place on prepared baking sheet; press remaining 1/4 cup chocolate pieces into each \"ear.\" Let treats set.
Tie or tape raffia to lollipop sticks to resemble corn husks.
Note: You may decorate your Indian corn with tan and green raffia. Lollipop sticks and colored raffia are sold at craft and hobby stores.