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popcorn water whole cloves whole allspice cinnamon sticks frozen cranberries sugar light corn syrup orange peel ground nutmeg coloring
Viewed: 74 - Published at: 5 years agoIngredients
- 3 quarts popped popcorn
- 1 12 cups water
- 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- 1 teaspoon whole allspice
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 cup chopped frozen cranberries, thawed
- 1 13 cups sugar
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon shredded orange peel
- 14 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 -4 drops red food coloring
Method
- Preheat oven to 250F Place popcorn in a large, 4 inch deep, buttered baking pan.
- Keep warm in the oven.
- Pour water into a large buttered saucepan.
- Securely tie cloves, allspice and cinnamon in a piece of cheesecloth and place in water.
- Cover saucepan and simmer 20 minutes.
- Remove spices from pan.
- Stir in cranberries, sugar, corn syrup, orange peel, nutmeg and food coloring.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar dissolved and mixture begins to boil.
- Continue cooking until mixture reaches 250F on a candy thermometer.
- Remove popcorn from heat.
- Pour syrup mixture slowly over popcorn, stirring to coat.
- Shape into balls.
- Allow to cool, wrap in plastic wrap, tie with colored ribbon and give as gifts during the holiday season.
