PARTY TIME

Fun times at our January Cookin Night! What a turn out! We had 20 chicks come to share and sample Party Foods.

I will post pics and recipes that have been emailed to me and as more recipes come in they will be posted as well. Thanks for coming and sharing.

Sticky Carmel Corn

1 1/2 c pop corn--popped and salted and place in a large bowl...1 cube butter--place in a 3 qt. or bigger pan and melt...then add2 cups Karo syrup,2 cups brown sugar & bring to a boil...take off heat, stir in 1 tsp. baking soda and stir well... Mixture will puff up, pour over popcorn and stir until well coated. Serve sticky...Bev's addition...if you want to make it more crunchy spread out on cookie sheets bake at 275 and stir every 15 minutes for about an hour...

GOLDEN GRAHAM TREATS

1 BOX GOLDEN GRAHAMS
1 BOX CORN CHEX
3 CUPS COCONUT
2 CUPS CHOPPED PECANS
MIX 3 CUPS BUTTER, 2 CUPS WHITE CORN SYRUP AND 2 CUPS SUGAR. HEAT UNTIL ALL IS MELTED AND TOSS WITH THE CEREALS. ENJOY!!

BACON WRAPPED SMOKIES

There really are not measurements to this recipe. You use how ever many smokies you want.

Wrap each lil' smokie in a half a piece of bacon. I cut a pack of bacon down the middle when I opened the package. Secure with a toothpick. Place all the wrapped smokies in a baking pan and sprinkle a generous amount of brown sugar on each one. Bake at 350 for 45 min. You want the sugar caramelized and the bacon crisp.

Nibbles Bev MacKay

2 cups sugar

2 cups butter

1/2 cup white corn syrup

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup slivered blanched almonds

2 pkg plain corn pops (from chip section of grocery store)

In a heavy saucepan combine sugar, butter, syrup and water. Stir and bring slowly to a boil. Stir constantly, add nuts and cook over medium heat until mixture reaches 265-270 degrees. (hardball stage)Remove from heat and pour quickly over corn pops. Stir quickly to coat. Break apart as it cools. Enjoy.