opening day!

Baseball is one of the few things that has not changed much in my life. The sounds of baseball are the sounds of summer. I don't follow the details and averages and all that jazz- I just watch, listen, enjoy and let the feel of summer wash over me.

Today is opening day and I'm watching my Tigers. I thought I'd make it an event with the kids so I made a batch of Cracker Jack. I got the bulk of the recipe from this blog: Mommy's Kitchen. I've tried to make caramel corn before and it was terrible. This is great. I'm eating it right now!


In a sturdy, tall saucepan mix 1/4 cup margarine, 3/4 cup brown sugar, 3 Tbs corn syrup, 1/2 tsp salt. Once the margarine melts, let it boil over low heat for 3 minutes. Then add 1/4 tsp baking soda and 1/2 tsp vanilla and wisk it quickly and then pour over the popcorn and peanuts (have them prepared and on oiled cookie sheets).

Mix it up a bit and pop it in a 300 degree oven for 15 minutes. Then dump it out on some waxed paper and mix it up and break up any clumps. Once it cools, it's ready to eat!