*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                             Popcorn Snowman

Recipe By     : Good Housekeeping Holiday Best 1992, p.90
Serving Size  : 2    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Christmas

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1 1/2   c            Popcorn -- popped to yield 32 c
   4       c            Sugar
   1 1/3   c            Light corn syrup
   1       c            Butter
   1       ts           Salt
   1 1/3   c            Water
   2       ts           Vanilla extract
     1/3   c            Confectioner's sugar
   2                    Cherry or raspberry-flavor
                        - chewy fruit roll-ups
     1/2   lb           Green gumdrops
   2                    Purple gumdrops
   3                    Dark seedless raisins

  About 2 hours before serving or day ahead:
  
  Place popped corn in a large open roasting pan and set in 225 F
  oven to keep warm.
  
  Meanwhile, in a 5 qt Dutch oven over medium heat, heat sugar, corn
  syrup, butter, salt, and water to boiling, stirring constantly
  until sugar completely dissolves. Set candy thermometer in place
  and continue cooking, without stirring, until temperature reaches
  250 F or hard ball stage. Remove saucepan from heat; quickly stir
  in vanilla.
  
  Pour hot syrup mixture over popcorn, tossing to coat well. Set
  aside about 2 cups popcorn mixture for snowman's hat. Wearing clean
  rubber gloves (for handling hot mixture), shape remaining mixture
  popcorn into 2 balls, one slightly larger. On large plate, place
  smaller popcorn ball on top of larger popcorn ball to form
  snowman's body. Shape reserved popcorn mixture into cone shaped
  hat; place on top of snowman's head.
  
  In a mall bowl, mix confectioner's sugar with 1-1/4 ts water to
  form a thick pasty frosting. Cut snowman's mouth from fruit roll;
  cut remaining fruit rolls into strips. Attach strips around neck
  for scarf and on hat for decoration. With frosting, attach 1 green
  gumdrop to snowman' face for nose, and 2 purple gumdrops for eyes.
  With frosting, attach remaining green gumdrops around base and on
  tip of hat. With frosting, attach raisins to snowman's body for
  buttons.
  
  Posted by: Mary A. Hochberg
  
  Formatted by: Cathy Svitek
 

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