Homemade Cracker Jacks

Name: Homemade Cracker Jacks
Ingredients: 4 c Popped corn; 1 c Peanuts; 1/2 c Molasses; 1/4 c Sugar

Homemade Cracker Jacks, a snacks recipe with simple ingredients and a clear step-by-step method. Home cooking from the Soumac recipe library.

Ingredients

: A candy thermometer is handy to have for this rcipe to test the temperature of the syrup that binds the popcorn and nuts together.
Mix popcorn and peanuts together in a large bowl or pan.
Cook molasses and sugar together until the mixture reaches a tempurature of 235 degrees on a candy thermometer.
If you don’t have a thermometer, test the syrup by letting some drop from a spoon into acup of cold water.
The syrup is done when it forms a thead as it drops into the water.
Pour hot syrup mixture over the popcorn nut mixture and stir to coat evenly.
Cool and break into chunks with a wooden spoon.
Stored in an airtight container, mixture will keep well for 4 tho 6 weeks.
Yield: 40 oz.