owl), place 1 cup of Old Fashioned Oats. Pour the milk into
Simmer raisins for 20 minutes.
Remove raisins from juice and let cool.
You will need 1/2 cup of juice from raisins.
Cream together margarine, eggs, sugar and vanilla, then add raisin juice.
Sift flour, baking powder, salt, soda and spices together. Slowly mix dry ingredients into creamed mixture. When thoroughly mixed add old fashioned oats, nuts and raisins last.
Bake at 400\u00b0 on top rack for 10 minutes.
br>Cool and decorate with Old Fashioned Frosting.
Frosting: Cream softened
Cream oil, sugar and cocoa.
Add eggs.
Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk.
Add soda and salt. Add vanilla to hot water and fold water into cake. Bake in 9 x 13-inch pan at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes or until done.
Icing For Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake: Bring margarine, cocoa and whole milk to boil.
Remove from heat and add powdered sugar and vanilla.
Mix until smooth and of spreading consistency.
This is my favorite chocolate cake.
Combine first four ingredients in saucepan.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture boils.
Continue cooking stirring constantly to hard ball stage (255\u00b0) until small amount forms a hard ball when dropped in cold water.
Remove from heat. Quickly add margarine and stir.
Slowly pour popcorn in large bowl and mix well.
Form into balls with butter hands.
Makes 15.
Heat popcorn in oven at 300 degrees.
Stir and cook sugar, karo, water, butter and salt until sugar is dissolved.
Continue cooking WITHOUT stirring until mixture reaches 270 degrees on candy thermometer, (can use a kitchen thermometer) or until syrup forms a soft ball in cold water.
Add vanilla and pour slowly over popcorn.
Mix well.
Dip hands in water and form balls.
Wrap in plastic wrap and enjoy!
In saucepan, mix sorghum, granulated sugar, brown sugar and 1/2 cup water.
Cook to the hard ball stage (about 300\u00b0).
Add butter and cook 30 seconds.
Add vinegar.
Add soda in 1 tablespoon hot water.
Stir.
Pour foaming onto popcorn.
Stir. You can leave it as is or you can form into balls.
To form into balls, put margarine on hands so
balls will not stick to them.
Place popped popcorn in a large pan. Combine sugar, molasses and vinegar and cook to medium crack stage or 270\u00b0.
Remove from heat. Stir in butter and soda into syrup mixture.
Pour over popcorn and stir to mix thoroughly.
Cool slightly until you can shape into balls.
Place on greased cookie sheet.
Bring all cheeses to room temperature.
Mix all ingredients together with a fork.
Roll into a ball and cover with plastic wrap.
Refrigerate 1 hour or until ready to use.
Place popcorn in a large, buttered bowl.
In heavy 2-quart saucepan, stir together syrup, water, brown sugar and vinegar. Stir constantly over medium heat until mixture boils.
Continue cooking, stirring occasionally until temperature on candy thermometer reaches 260\u00b0 or until a small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water forms a ball.
Remove from heat; stir in butter.
Slowly pour over popcorn.
Make balls.
hole wheat flour, then add old fashioned oats.
Add nuts, dates
Place popcorn in large bowl or pan.<
ish. B)-Measure 5 cups (Old Fashioned) Oatmeal. Put small amounts of
our the candy over the popcorn and toss untill it's
Combine the first 4 ingredients in saucepan.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture boils.
Continue cooking, stirring almost constantly to hard ball stage (260\u00b0) or until a small amount of mixture forms a hard ball when tested in very cold water.
Remove from heat; quickly add butter and blend.
Slowly pour over popped corn in large bowl while mixing well.
Form into balls, using as little pressure as possible.
Butter hands, if desired.
Makes 15, about 2 1/2 inches in diameter.
Keep popped corn warm while making syrup.
Combine sugar, water, vinegar, corn syrup and salt in small deep pan.
Cook, stirring constantly, to very hard-ball stage (265\u00b0 on candy thermometer).
Remove from heat.
Stir in butter and vanilla.
Put 4 cups popped corn in a bowl.
Slowly pour over 1/2 the syrup mixture.
With fork quickly toss to coat kernels.
With buttered hands lightly press mixture into balls.
Reheat syrup before pouring over remaining corn.
Makes 8 to 12 popcorn balls.
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Cover bowl with plastic
Blend and chill - make into a ball.
Dip in toasted coconut or nuts.
From the Family Recipe Box, in Grandpa's typewriting, attributed to Eva Schopf, and dated Feb. 1970.
Note from Julie: I don't believe that Lawry's makes French dressing mix anymore, so here is a mixture you can use, instead: 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tsp dry mustard, 1/8 tsp onion powder, 1 1/2 tsp paprika, and 1 1/2 tsp salt.
oz bags popped microwave popcorn can be substituted, approximately same
Put popped corn in a large bowl.
Next, mix sugar, water, light corn syrup, salt and butter in a small cooking pot.
This should be cooked slowly over a low heat.
You will need to test it occasionally.
This can be done by dropping a small bit of the mixture into cold water.
If mixture is ready, it will form a hard ball when it is dropped into the cold water.