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Healthy Caramel Corn Clusters by Rev. Carol A. Ingle (Raven)
Healthy Caramel Corn Clusters
National Popcorn Day is January 19. It’s true. It seems that just about every food has its own holiday these days–and although I am pretty sure this is more about marketing than good old fashioned food-love, I’m going to take this one for what it’s worth, because who doesn’t love popcorn?
I love it prepared simply–cooked in olive oil on the stove followed by a little shower of sea salt. But I have to say that slathered in caramel and spiked with nuts is a pretty nice way to go as well. Have you had some of those gourmet popcorn ensembles that are drenched in chocolate and any other number of embellishments? They are out of control, both in terms of pleasure-production as well as calorie-constraint, and lord knows what’s in those mixes. I thought it would be nice to come up with a recipe for a delicious sticky sweet caramel corn that didn’t rely on unhealthy ingredients. I started with a recipe from The Popcorn Board and swapped in my favorite wholesome components for some of the ones I don’t usually use.
Here it is:
INGREDIENTS
10 cups freshly popped popcorn
2 cups whole almonds
1 cup Sucanat (or firmly packed brown sugar)
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1. Preheat oven to 225F. Lightly coat a 15 x 10 baking sheet with oil. Mix popcorn and almonds in large bowl.
2. Combine Sucanat, coconut oil and maple syrup in medium saucepan. Over low heat, stir mixture until Sucanat dissolves.
Increase heat to high and boil 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla, almond extract and baking soda.
3. Pour over popcorn and almonds, immediately stirring gently to coat. Pour mixture onto prepared baking sheet, spreading evenly.
4. Bake for 1 hour in preheated oven. Cool completely. Break into pieces and store in airtight container.
Yield: 20 servings.
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Patchwork Merchant Mercenaries had its humble beginnings as an idea of a few artisans and craftsmen who enjoy performing with live steel fighting. As well as a patchwork quilt tent canvas. Most had prior military experience hence the name.
Patchwork Merchant Mercenaries.
Vendertainers that brought many things to a show and are know for helping out where ever they can.
As well as being a place where the older hand made items could be found made by them and enjoyed by all.
We expanded over the years to become well known at what we do. Now we represent over 100 artisans and craftsman that are well known in their venues and some just starting out. Some of their works have been premiered in TV, stage and movies on a regular basis.
Specializing in Medieval, Goth , Stage Film, BDFSM and Practitioner.
Patchwork Merchant Mercenaries a Dept of, Ask For IT was started by artists and former military veterans, and sword fighters, representing over 100 artisans, one who made his living traveling from fair to festival vending medieval wares. The majority of his customers are re-enactors, SCAdians and the like, looking to build their kit with period clothing, feast gear, adornments, etc.
Likewise, it is typical for these history-lovers to peruse the tent (aka mobile store front) and, upon finding something that pleases the eye, ask "Is this period?"
A deceitful query!! This is not a yes or no question. One must have a damn good understanding of European history (at least) from the fall of Rome to the mid-1600's to properly answer. Taking into account, also, the culture in which the querent is dressed is vitally important. You see, though it may be well within medieval period, it would be strange to see a Viking wearing a Caftan...or is it?
After a festival's time of answering weighty questions such as these, I'd sleep like a log! Only a mad man could possibly remember the place and time for each piece of kitchen ware, weaponry, cloth, and chain within a span of 1,000 years!! Surely there must be an easier way, a place where he could post all this knowledge...
Traveling Within The World is meant to be such a place. A place for all of these artists to keep in touch and directly interact with their fellow geeks and re-enactment hobbyists, their clientele.
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