Just a big bowl of popcorn, that was usually supper at my grandparents’ home on Saturday or Sunday evenings.
Maybe there was a light meal of leftovers, but I mostly remember the big bowls of popcorn, which somehow lasted us through several TV programs (CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite, Hee Haw, The Lawrence Welk Show…goodness….okay, guess how old I am!).
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If you have popcorn, sugar, light corn syrup, vanilla, salt and peanut butter in your pantry, come with me and help me make peanut butter popcorn balls.
1) Pop a lot of popcorn until you have 8 cups of it. Set that aside.
2) In a saucepan, mix ¼ cup sugar with ¼ cup corn syrup. Heat until the mixture is a rolling boil, then add ¼ cup peanut butter, ¼ teaspoon vanilla, and the tiniest pinch of salt.
3) Pour the peanut butter mixture over the popcorn, stir until everyone has met, and then form the popcorn into balls.
4) Sometimes I add chocolate chips, nuts and raisins. I never tell anyone when I do this, because then I have to be nice and share.
Tee-hee.
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