Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  8             quarts  popped popcorn
  2               cups  margarine
  2 2/3           cups  sugar
  1                cup  light karo corn syrup
  1           teaspoon  vanilla
  2               cups  whole pecans
  6               cups  miniature marshmallows
  2               cups  small spiced gumdrops

Preparation:

Put popped popcorn, marshmallows, gumdrops, and pecans (optional) in large bowl. Melt butter, add sugar and Karo, bring to a boil, stirring and simmering 3 minutes, add vanilla, pour over popcorn. Mix well, let stand 2 minutes to cool. Press into buttered ring-mold. Unmold onto wax paper. Decorate with cut gumdrops. Or make balls with slightly dampened hands.

Nutritional Information:

5964 Calories (kcal); 364g Total Fat; (53% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 699g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 4362mg Sodium