Rainbow Popcorn

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 10 cups popped popcorn
• 1 cup margarine
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 (3 ounce) package flavored gelatin powder, your choice
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup

Recipe

• 1 remove all unpopped kernels from popped corn. place popcorn in a disposable greased 17x12x2-inch pan. keep popcorn warm in 300 oven while making syrup mixture. butter bottom and sides of heavy 2-qt. saucepan. in the pan combine margarine, sugar, gelatin, water, and corn syrup. cook mixture over medium heat till boiling, stirring constantly. clip a candy thermometer to side of pan. continue cooking over medium heat, stirring constantly, till the thermometer registers 255 (hard-ball stage). pour syrup mixture evenly over popcorn and shake gently to coat. bake at 300 for 5 minutes. shake once more and bake for 5 more minutes. turn popcorn mixture onto large piece of foil. cool. store in airtight container in cool, dry place.