soulfulspoonful: Rain Candy

With all the rain that we have experienced lately, it put me in the mood to make some old fashion rain candy. It's so versatile. You can pour it over popcorn, ice-cream, or put it in between two homemade chocolate chip cookies after it has hardened a bit. My girls love rain candy. I made some Sunday night when I had my son-in-law and daughter over for a sleep over due to the bad weather. They do not have a basement. Anyway, I recommend making your own popcorn either by putting about 1/4 cup of kernels in a brown paper bag and microwaving it for about 3-4 minutes or do what I did. I broke out my old-fashion popcorn maker my eldest daughter bought me one year at a flea market and got to popping :)

Servings: 6 Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 5 minutes Level of difficulty: Silly simple

Ingredients:

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup regular sugar

1/4 cup buttermilk or milk

1 stick real butter

1 tablespoon real vanilla

Get out your cast iron skillet, if you have one.Then, put all the above ingredients together to mingle for a while until the mixture comes to the soft ball stage on a candy thermometer.

Once the mixture is in a soft ball stage take it off the heat and add your vanilla :)

Now it's time to make a crucial decision....Do you want to pour this piping hot goodness over ice-cream, your favorite cookie, or popcorn??? We decided to pour it over popcorn and enjoy it with some laughter and ohs and ahs.....The taste of this masterpiece is unforgettable. You will be making this a memory and staple in your home for years to come. Soon you will be hearing the same words I hear occasionally, "Mom can you make some rain candy?" My best friend, Michelle O'Day shared this recipe with me while we were stationed in Fort Worth, Texas and its been a huge hit ever since.