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Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2009
I absolutely love this recipe!!! I have made this many times using different flavors. Every time I make it I wish I had made 2 batches at once since it never lasts long. One batch is gone in 3 sittings! My only problem making this is that I have glass cookware and the sugar burns on the bottom of the pan somewhere over 200 degrees but I can't taste it so it's not a big deal except when cleaning the pot. I always only use 1 stick of butter. My favorite way to cook this is when I add 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda to the mixture after taking it off the heat but before pouring over the popcorn. I like it just fine without the added baking soda so on the times I forget to add it it's still very good. I bake it for 30 minutes after adding the sugar mixture and never make into popcorn balls or turn it out on foil. Ideally, I want to eat an all raw diet (fruits, veggies, nuts, sprouts, and seeds, etc.) but recipes like this break my will power!!!
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Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2009
Delish!! I used raspberry jello and honey instead of cornstarch. I also did the baking soda thing - AWESOME!!!
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Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2009
Amazing! this tastes wonderfull!Just how did this idea come about? Jello and popcorn are completly different. Haha. Im not complaining though. Good joob! Defintly a favorite.
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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2009
decent flavor. i am more alexis stewart than martha stewart and this was some what of a nightmare for me. i went through 2 pots and 4 pans to do this. yuck. anyway. unless you plan on tearing up your kitchen to do this i'd pass and just buy already made flavored popcorn. tasty but not as good as boughten kind.
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Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2008
very Pleased. Kids wanted to make popcorn balls. I didn't have enough corn syrup. I had this recipe saved. Tried it. The kids were happy. Fruit flavor and looked and tasted yummy. I also used 1/2 the butter and sugar.
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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2008
Terrific! I reduced the butter to 1/3 of what the recipe called for and it worked perfectly still. Used blue rasperry jello and will probably eat the whole batch by this evening.
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Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2008
So glad I found this recipe! Took the advice of everyone else and used 1/2 c butter and reduced the sugar to 1/2 c. I also added 1/4 tsp. baking soda when I took the candy coating off of the heat. I cooked for 35 minutes at 250, stirring twice. At first I didn't think it would turn out crips and crunchy like I wanted it. It just needed a few minutes to cool off and it was perfect! Brings me back to childhood and I'm so happy to share it with my 4 yr old daughter.
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Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2007
I used to make this years ago, but lost my recipe. I've been looking for it forever! Thanks so much - I'm making a batch tonight.
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Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2007
So yummy! my neighbor and I made like 10 batches of all different flavors of jello. Then we mixed it all in a big tub and put them in snack size baggies to give out at Halloween. With all the different colors they looked great! Did learn a lot after so many batches: use half the butter and only 1/2 cup of sugar instead of 3/4 cup. Let the mixture come to a boil and then boil for 4 minutes STIRRING OFTEN! This was easier than dealing with the candy thermometer for me. This will be a family tradition and I can't wait until my girls are old enough to help make this with me!
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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2007
This is a fun recipe! I reduced the margarine to 1/2 cup and took MTEDWARDS advice to just let the whole thing boil (keep stirring) for 4 min, then remove from heat and add 1/2 tsp soda. Much easier than messing with a candy thermometer. Oh ya, I also upped the popcorn to about 20 cups, so that it wasn't so sickenly sweet. Still lots of flavor and it turned out nice and crispy.
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Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2007
The taste is just how I remember it, but the popcorn turned out a little soggy. I had it in a 250* oven at 30 minutes as suggested, but I think next time I'm going to try it as listed in the directions. Hopefully, it will turn out crunchy!
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Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2007
I have been looking for a recipe like this. I made some today and this is the best recipe so far. I did cut back on the butter and it turned out great.
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Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2006
I LOVE this recipe! It is always a favorite around Halloween and Christmas! All the flavors are good. Although, the grape didn't turn out as well as I had hoped. It looked gray and didnt have a real grape taste.
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Reviewed: Oct. 20, 2006
I kind of had a kitchen disaster with this recipe. It was not the recipe's fault, just simple human error. Great Recipe to try FOR your kids, NOT WITH YOUR KIDS. You have to bring this to a boil, and you don't want little ones standing in the way when your moving around a 250 degree pot of liquid.
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Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2006
Very good. I changed the butter & sugar also. I also baked at 250 for 30 min, stirring once. Do not use sugar-free jello - it doesn't work.
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Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2006
I used a bag of lite (works best for flavored popcorns) microwave popcorn, I cut the butter in half & only used 1/2 cup of sugar. I didn't keep the popcorn warm as I didn't see the point since it was to be heated again. I just left these in clusters...the grands really liked them...thanks!
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Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2006
My kids really enjoyed this recipe, especially since they were able to choose their favorite flavor of jello! I did cut the amount of butter in half and it worked fine. Next time I am going to try to cut back a little on the sugar as well (I found it to be really sweet, although my kids did not complain about this...what a surprise!). We plan to make two batches at Christmas - one flavored strawberry and the other lime, and mix them together. I'm sure the red and green popcorn will be a hit at Christmas parties! Thanks for the recipe!
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Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2005
I think this recipe is excellent, although I did change some things due to other readers suggestions. I only used a half a cup plus about a tablespoon of butter, and when I turned off the heat I added about a quarter to a half a teaspoon of baking soda. I also baked it at 250 degrees for about a half hour stirring in between. Turned out great!
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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2004
Awesome-- I had never tried any recipe like this before! It will make my 2nd graders class very happy=)
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Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2004
This recipe was very cool we had a lot of fun making it. I modified a little bit and only used 1/3 c butter and I did not roll into balls instead I lightly mixed th epopcorn with the sugar mix and the peices got partially coated. It was great just like the flavored popcorn at the mall. One note though, I live in a very humid area and by mid-day the popcorn all started to melt together. Dry days would be best for this treat.
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