Homemade Cracker Jacks

Ingredients:

1 cup Peanuts
4 cup Popped corn
1/4 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Molasses

Directions:

1. Mix popcorn and peanuts together in a large bowl or pan.

2. Cook molasses and sugar together until the mixture reaches a tempurature of 235 degrees on a candy thermometer. If you don't have a thermometer, test the syrup by letting some drop from a spoon into a cup of cold water. The syrup is done when it forms a thead as it drops into the water.

3. Pour hot syrup mixture over the popcorn nut mixture and stir to coat evenly.

4. Cool and break into chunks with a wooden spoon. Store in an airtight container.