Ingredients

• 1 cup honey
• 1 cup seedless raisins
• 1 cup unsalted cocktail peanuts
• 4 quarts popped popcorn
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

In a large buttered bowl, combine popcorn, peanuts and raisins. Keep warm.

Combine honey, water and lemon juice in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir over medium heat until mixture reaches 250 degrees, or hard-ball stage on a candy thermometer.

Pour over popcorn; toss to mix thoroughly. Turn onto a buttered jelly roll pan or large baking pan. Bake in a preheated 300-degree oven for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Makes 4 quarts or about 16 servings.

Ingredients

• jalapenos (optional)
• salsa
• shredded lettuce
• sour cream
• taco seasoning
• onions (chopped fine)
• ground beef
• individual bags of Fritos corn chips
• grated colbyjack cheese

Directions

Season your meat and brown it with your onions. Make sure you chop your meat up really well while cooking.
Add your taco seasoning and water and cook according to package directions.

Assembly:

Open up a pkg of Fritos and kinda crush them just a little bit in the bag. Put a nice size scoop of taco meat into the bag, then sprinkle cheese on top of that. Add a dallop of sour cream with another dallop of salsa on top. You can add the peppers on top if you like.

I had never heard of these until just recently when I was working in the concession stand at the baseball park. Its really a nifty little idea:)

Ingredients

• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 T worcestershire sauce
• 3 T butter melted
• dash hot pepper sauce
• 1 pound shelled pecan halves

Directions

Preheat oven to 300(F). Mix together all ingredients and add pecans. Toss until pecans are well coated. Spread in a large jelly roll pan and bake at 20-25 minutes stirring often. Makes 4 cups.

Source: Early American Life (10/90)