POPCORN BALLS

The first mention of popcorn balls is from 1932, wait, this story is going to bore all of us.
Let's just get into the making of another Halloween favorite, POPCORN BALLS.

Here are the simple instructions:

Pop the popcorn directly before you begin making the balls. Fresh popcorn will result in better-tasting popcorn balls.
Form the popcorn balls while the liquid mixture is still hot.
For an easier formation process, grease your hands with vegetable shortening before forming the popcorn balls.
Pack the popcorn balls loosely. If they are packed too tightly, they will be difficult to eat.

1 cup molasses
1/2 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon butter
1/2 teaspoon. salt
3 quarts freshly popped corn

Slowly melt butter in frying pan.

Now add the molasses and sugar.

Bring to a simmer, now it's time to test it.
Place several drops in cold water, when it become brittle it's ready.

Pour the mixture over the salted popcorn gradually while stirring, cover all the popcorn.

When it's all mixed, shape into balls.

Eating Candy as a Kid Could Increase Violence as an Adult

Take a good look kids, this could happen to you if you eat candy! 

The assault on candy comes out right at Halloween time, but it's probably just a coincidence, right?

British researchers have concluded that children eating candy will probably result in angry, violent behavior when they get older, and they released this info just before Halloween.

But at least they have solid evidence: Out of the 10 year old kids who ate candy daily, more than two-thirds had violent offense arrests by the age of 34.
It doesn't matter how or where those numbers were gathered, or how they determined how much candy anyone consumed, the results are final.
But after the dramatic headlines and accusations were made public, researchers admitted they need more studies to confirm the link between young candy eaters and violent adults.
(translated that means, they really don't what any of it means)

The study is found in this month's issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry.

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

One of our favorite Halloween snacks is roasted pumpkin seeds.
Here's what you do. Scoop out the pumpkin, and place the seeds into a colander.
Rinse and clean off some of the pumpkin pulp, but not all of it, that pumpkin pulp baked with the seeds really adds flavor.
Spread seeds on paper towels to dry them.
Use about 3 Tablespoons of melted butter to drizzled over the seeds and sprinkle with salt.
Bake in oven at 300 degrees for about 45 minutes.