Grandma Lew's Rice Puff Squares
Grandma Lew's Rice Puff Squares
1 C. water
2 C. sugar
½ t. cream of tartar
12 C. puffed rice
1 C. roasted peanuts
Heat puffed rice in the oven at low heat until crispy. Prepare syrup heating sugar water and cream of tartar on top of stove over a low flame. Continue stirring until syrup is a light brown color.
Use a large pot to mix puffed rice and peanuts with syrup. Keep mixture over a low flame while coating the puffed rice with the syrup. It is helpful to use a wooden spoon that has been oiled.
After puffs have been thoroughly mixed, pour mixture out on a well greased cookie pan. Press the puffs into a 1 inch thick sheet. Before puffs are cooled, cut into squares.
