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Please sign me up for the newsletter. Thanks --Previous Message-- : ROD RECIPES 02/15/2010 National Gumdrop Day : : When : Always February 15th : National Gumdrop Day honors the popular, : gelatin-based candy. Gumdrops have been a : favorite candy for many decades. Nowadays, : the "Gummi" candies which are the : same gelatin base, are the most popular : gumdrop type of sweet. : On National Gumdrop Day, you know what to : do... eat Gumdrops to your heart's content! : Test your Knowledge: Quiz: What children's : board game includes Gumdrops? For the : answer, scroll down. : Our research did not find the creator, or : the origin of this day. It was most likely : started by a candy maker. : This is referred to as a : "National" day. However, we did : not find any congressional records or : presidential proclamations for this day. : The popular Candyland board game by : Milton-Bradley. First introduced in 1949, it : includes Gumdrop Mountain and Gumdrop Pass. : : Source is Holiday Insights : ============================== : CELEBRATE THE DATE RECIPE : : Gumdrop Popcorn Balls : : 8 cups air-popped popcorn : 1 cup granulated sugar : 1/2 cup light corn syrup : 1/3 cup water : 1 tablespoon butter : 1/2 teaspoon salt : 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract : 1 cup orange gumdrops : 1/2 cup red gumdrops : 1/2 cup yellow gumdrops : : Place popped corn in mixing bowl; set aside. : : In small saucepan, over medium-high heat, : bring sugar, corn syrup, water, margarine, : and salt to boil. Cook, stirring, until : sugar dissolves. Cook, without stirring, for : ten minutes or until reaches hard-ball stage : of 254 degrees F on candy thermometer. : Remove from heat. : Wearing oven mitts to shield against : splatters, carefully stir in vanilla : extract. Pour over popped corn; using : prepared spoon, toss until well coated. Stir : in gumdrops. : Wearing rubber gloves, form into 2-inch : balls; let cool on baking sheet. : : 286 Calories; 1g Fat (2% calories from fat); : 1g Protein; 71g Carbohydrate; 0mg : Cholesterol; 135mg Sodium : : Source is Razzle Dazzle : :