Popcorn Recipes
Popcorn Clown
Ingredients
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Green food coloring
- 5 quarts popped popcorn, unsalted
- Colored sugar crystals
- Large gumdrops
- Jelly rings
- 1 licorice string
- Toothpicks
Instructions
- Combine sugar, water, corn syrup, vinegar and salt in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook over medium heat until mixture reaches 250 degrees F on a candy thermometer.
- Remove one cup of hot syrup; add green food coloring and mix well. Pour over two quarts of popcorn and stir to coat. Press into buttered 9 inch square pan to a depth of 1 inch.
- Pour remaining syrup over the other three quarts of popcorn. When well-coated, form three small balls, 2 inches in diameter; roll in colored sugar.
- Press remaining coated popcorn into buttered 10 inch springform pan to a depth of 1 inch.
- When popcorn is firm, remove from pans.
- Roll gumdrops and cut to make a mouth; use large gumdrop for nose; jelly rings for eyes, and cut licorice string and shape into eyebrows. Cut popcorn in 9 inch pan diagonally in half to make two triangles. Form hat by curving 9 inch uncut edge of one to fit head. Cut remaining triangle in half; trim to make bow tie. Secure hat, colored balls and bow tie to clown head with toothpicks.