Wow, lurker here. Not easily offended and very thick skinned - perhaps too much so, lol.

Okay, so if I've not seen a certain recipe that you all have seen posted 400 times, am I to be forbidden from requesting that particular recipe be reposted? Well if that answer is yes, you will have to deal with it. If I can't find a recipe and I really want it, I am going to post a querry for it on this forum or the recipies forum. Those of you who are annoyed will just have to get over it. Geez, life is short, our economy is in the tank and we have men and women putting their lives on the line in certain areas of the world where we are at war to ensure the freedoms that we in our country (US) enjoy. The over-posting of a recipe or following a specific etiquette on an online cooking forum is that dire? Would one of you regulars who believe this issue to be that important, please ask yourselves "REALLY"????

My preference is that the recipe be copied into the thread response. Links are difficult at best if you are trying to plan WFD from the office. Most employers do block employees' access to websites that are not in accordance or within the genre of their particular employer.

However, if I am logging on from home, I will follow a link for something that for a specific reason interests me. Honestly, if I am the first person to see a linked recipe, unless I see that someone before me has followed the link and there is no "spam" declaration, I will certainly follow the link.

What would be helpful (IMHO) with attaching a link, is to make some reference in the body of the post with some info of what your are linking, i.e., what/whose recipe link you are sending me in search of. Many times if you come upon a link a year after someone posted it (in an effort to not repeat requests for certain recipes as seems to be reasonable etiquette on a cooking forum), the link will not take you to the particular recipe which it was originally linked for.

JMHO.

I am amazed at the number of responses here!
And the variety of them!

Personally, I, too, prefer the recipe be typed
Into the body of the post.
I will click on a link if there is something
really interesting written about it.

And I don't mind how many times a recipe is reposted,
400 or 1000.
It's not at all hard to just scroll on by
What I don't want to see again.
And, as others have said,
There may be some new readers who hadn't seen it before,
And as such, wouldn't know to search for it.

The biggest peeve I have,
Is those who don't/won't use the 'preview' function
To correct the goofy symbols that show up at times
in place of numbers and fractions.
Or even to correct "typos".
That is easy to use,
And takes little time.

It is often a little difficult to perceive
Intention by the written word.
Something that may read as 'hostile'
To one, may read as 'friendly'
Or even 'humorous' to another.
My own posts have been misinterpreted
a number of times on this forum.

"What would be helpful (IMHO) with attaching a link, is to make some reference in the body of the post with some info of what your are linking, i.e., what/whose recipe link you are sending me in search of. Many times if you come upon a link a year after someone posted it (in an effort to not repeat requests for certain recipes as seems to be reasonable etiquette on a cooking forum), the link will not take you to the particular recipe which it was originally linked for."

I agree with that 100%!

Rusty

Work in progress, if it's been posted 400 times, it's sure to turn up by googling "gardenweb apple spam surprise" or "gardenweb userdoodle46 bean dip" or whatever.

Jasdip - THANK YOU!!! There are many versions of scampi floating around here, but yes, that's the one I've been searching for. I see I attributed it to the wrong person, Sharon just "liked it" LOL. So do I. Made it many times before I lost it. Anyway now it's clipped; thanks again.

Rusty, I do preview what I type, but if I'm using Elery's little netbook, it's just impossible to correct things, I hate that thing, same with his iPod. Heck, I can't even SEE on the iPod. And if I post amounts and I preview, it looks fine when I preview, then I hit submit and it comes out all strange. Gardenweb really needs to fix that, except that they don't particularly care...

I agree, Jessica, if that recipe has been posted 400 times, a simple google search will find it. i've found my own molasses cookie recipe a couple of times that way when I'm not on my own computer and someone asks for it.

Annie

"And if I post amounts and I preview, it looks fine when I preview, then I hit submit and it comes out all strange."

Sorry, I didn't realize that happens.

Chances are, everyone misses a typo now and then.
But there are some who either don't know
or don't care
How many 'mistakes' are submitted.

As for Googling for a recipe on Gardenweb,
Sure, it's not hard to do.
IF you know what to Google for.
For example, a new member
(or a lurker)
Might just be surfing through today's posts,
And finds a recipe for
"Auntie Mamie's Best Ever Green Jello".
Well, they might decide ti sounds wonderful,
And want to try it tonight.
Now you and I know that Auntie Mamie has posted that recipe
About 250 times over the years.
But would this particular post surfer have known
To Google for it?
Probably not.
But they make it and like it.
And now, because they've found this wonderful new recipe,
They come out of lurkdom
and become a productive, valued and enjoyable member.

In the meantime,
Half of us are fussing amongst ourselves
Because it's been posted more than twice,
And the other half of us are just
Scrolling on by.

Rusty

Speaking of which, Rusty, what's the deal with all the spaces?

It's blank verse.

Jessicavanderhoff, these old eyes
Ain't what they used to be.
It's very easy for me to lose my place
when reading paragraphs.
Specifically long paragraphs,
On a monitor.
Then it is easy to lose the drift of something.

The short sentences are much easier for me to follow.

It's not against the rules, is it? ? ?

Rusty

Ah, I see.

Yes it is!!!!!!!!!!

In that case, Rusty, I wonder if there's some convenient way for you to type it on a narrower space but then paste it as normal for others to read. I'm not sure what you're familiar with, but something that came to mind was a Word document formatted into two columns. This document could do double duty, as you could also paste longer posts from other people onto it, and read them that way. I tried it just now. It pasted normally, but my apostrophes got replaced with question marks. That may just be because I'm on a Mac- I'm not sure.

I know you can't see me but I promise there's a smile on my face when I ask this question. Is there anyone better than we, at making a mountain out of a molehill? I'm LOL.

jude

Wondering....is this a sudden worsening of your eyesight? It doesn't seem very long ago that you were posting in a normal manner. Have you had medical attention for it? Cataracts? or possibly macular degeneration? Are you undergoing treatment of any sort? Are you still able to drive?
It must be very severe if you are not able to complete a sentence in one line and must start each line with a capital letter.

I too, find that I don't see as well as I used to. I sometimes get lost when people don't break their posts into paragraphs. And, frankly I find it difficult to read your posts. I feel like I do when trying to carry on a conversation with a friend who has a tracheotome and must interrupt every few words for a breath. Keep us posted on how you're doing. It must be difficult to live with serious eyesight deterioration.

Rusty's posts don't have spaces on my monitor, but short neat sentences. I just assumed (s)he was writing Haiku...it's very lyrical to read for me.

Wow, Linda. Those are some very personal medical questions you're asking Rusty. Or, was that a thinly veiled & poor attempt either insulting Rusty and/or hurting his feelings?

Folks, it's the holiday season. Can we please try to withhold the snark for a few weeks? Pretty please.

/tricia

lindac -I joined in July 2010. Rusty has always posted in that manner since I joined. Perhaps not before then.

Ann T - are you saying Rusty's way of posting is against the rules? Because if it is then recipes would have to be typed out in one giant paragragh. I can't imagine even one person here liking that. There would be alot of recipes SOB'd (scrolled on by.) Unless there is an exception for posting recipes versus comments. Perhaps I should review the rules.

And I'm with Shaun on the ease SOBing posts that are not to your liking.

And I'm with triciae on "those are very personal questions" - and to that I will add not really any of your business.

Tricia - after reading this thread I find it interesting to find that what started as a question on the proper etiquette of posting a recipe has faded into what it has...... which is clearly lacking basic courtesy in some posts. That's too bad at any time of the year. But even more so during what is a holiday season for so many.

I read what I want and SOB what I don't want to read.

Teresa

I like your posting style Rusty! They sound like a country song to me. :)

As for etiquette, there have always been a few targets who can't seem to do anything the "right" way and a whole lot of passive-aggressiveness towards them. I just think it's funny when people think they are getting away with insults veiled in innocent questions/concerns but it's very obvious.

Aside from a few negative aspects, I still love this forum for the wealth of knowledge and general helpfulness.

Oh, and I always copy/paste and also link! What annoys me is when people post pictures of food that is obviously not their own and they don't give credit. It happens ALL the time.

Lighten up Teresa. I assumed that Rusty was joking when she asked if it was against the rules. And my response was intended to be funny as well.

And as for Tricia bringing Linda to task for asking about Rusty's health, I don't get it. No one has shared more personal health information than Tricia. If Rusty doesn't want to answer questions about HER health, I'm sure she will either say so, or just ignore Linda.

Jude, I'm smiling along with you.

Ann

Not much bothers me other than not crediting the correct sources. I.e. "Nancy's vodka pie crust". While Nancy/wizardam is the first to note the source, other people should do the same thing.
I don't mind if the same recipes get posted over and over, it's a reminder to try them someday.

I think Linda's questions are meaningful and well intentioned... Triciae, you of ALL people have shared more than anyone ever cared to hear, but we are all still very supportive of you... it feels wrong for you to attack someone for asking about someones elses situation.

I find it difficult to read Rustys broken sentences, with awkward spacing and strange punctuation... but it seems I am not the only one. It is not unreasonable to ask why.

Alexa (who is typing frm a phone and cannot be held responsible for typos)

"Wondering....is this a sudden worsening of your eyesight? It doesn't seem very long ago that you were posting in a normal manner. Have you had medical attention for it? Cataracts? or possibly macular degeneration? Are you undergoing treatment of any sort? Are you still able to drive?
It must be very severe if you are not able to complete a sentence in one line and must start each line with a capital letter."

Being a lurker, I will keep it simple for the poster with no manners responsible for the above quoted paragraph.

In the event you would care to redeem or self-edit in order that you observe minimal common rules of human interaction, there are so many sources to brush up on that. You can visit any Barnes & Noble store, or search online. Simply put "manners" in the Google search engine, and you may learn that a modicum of courtesy would be a place to start for you. Unless you two are best buds (I am assuming you're not by the numerous intrusive questions you've fired at Rusty), none of which are any of your business.

Perhaps Rusty is too polite to tell you so, but I will. You are rude, just plain rude. I've read so many of your posts all over GW wherein you are the "queen" of all things. It's called being a "jack of all trades and a master of none". However, your latest attack is beyond the pale. I will tell you that I think you have missed your calling. Perhaps the former waterboarding "expert" at Gitmo has decided on a career change.

Oh, that's right, we don't do that waterboardingesque stuff any longer, and we don't because clearer, more intelligent heads have prevailed.

Olychick, aren't you glad you asked? (grin)

Jude (which I always type as Judge, BTW, I don't know what THAT'S all about), I agree. We make mountains out of molehills very well,

Although I don't like it and often grow tired of it I can still smile about it. I occasionally get baited into an exchange, but usually I just go away, I certainly have enough to keep me occupied. I don't mind typos or grammatical errors or the lack of capitalization. All capitals do make it hard for me to read, though.

I also agree that we should give credit to the source for recipes and techniques, I have recipes I've copied and pasted from when I first started and didn't know enough to keep track of where they came from, and I always feel guilty. I know they came from here, but I don't know from whom.

Annie

Ann - with all due respect multiple exclamtion points do not convey humor. Nor do all caps as in FOAS' posts. There are basic internet/email rules and multiple EP's and ALL CAPS are NOT meant to convey anything but harshness.

And Ann - when it comes to telling me to lighten up - you have taken Rusty to task too often for me to think you were joking. So please try to understand my confusion on that matter. And you must admit I have two valid points when it comes to the formatting of recipes and your multiple postings of your photos.

Few here would want either to change.

You work during the day and come home to prepare a great meal. No one here expects you to make the recipe and take a photo that looks perfect every time. I appreciate you reposting the photo of the time the meal turned out perfectly AND the photos were of magazine quality. No complaints here if I see the perfect Scarborogh Fare egg and potato photo every day of the week. I do love a soft cooked egg.

Me thinks your "lighten up" comment came from the fact that I indicated that this thread has taken the most ridiculous turn ever.

What started out to be a person wondering -what is the proper way to post a recipe - has turned out to being some people answering by stating their preferences and and others being childish or mean.

Those are my observations/opinion.

Teresa

Truthfully, I find it a little difficult to read too. That was half the reason I asked- I was also curious whether it was poetry and what kind. But it sounds like it might be more difficult for you to write all the way across than it is for me to scroll a little extra. Communicating without the benefit of gestures, tones, smiles, etc is a little treacherous- and it's especially difficult on a public forum. I should know better than to bring up anything potentially contentious. I'm sorry for putting you on the spot.

Sheesh. Rusty explained why the style of writing. We don't need any more information. Actually we didn't even need that explanation. I have no problem reading Rusty's posts. Those of you who do can SOB.

I've been visiting Internet forums for many years and pretty much nothing surprises me any more. However it still annoys me when people complain about things that are no big deal. Or try to make a public forum conform to their particular idea of what it should be.

I'm making World Peace Cookies right now!

I think I posted this same message about this time last year.

And I've probably made every mistake possible in this post.

I like and appreciate you all. Love this forum!

(middle child)haha

Di

diinohio - the middle child remark has me rolling on the floor.

Thank you,
Teresa

First of all, my apologies to the original poster. This thread has taken a few twists and turns.

I'd like to remind everyone that it seems like there are those who like to cook and like to help others when they have questions about cooking. LindaC and AnnT are two of the most awesome cooks that I have run across. The shear number of people that they have helped (including me) over their many years of posting is unbelievable. There are many others on here that also deserve ton's of credit.
There are also those who seem to just jump in with their opinions when a contentious thread gets heated. Usually that type of person is not one who answers day to day questions or contributes anything meaningful on a regular basis. But they sure do know how to stir the pot and they do it on purpose while proclaiming innocence.

Personally, I don't see what they get out of it but I guess everyone has their own reasons for saying what they do.

It's a shame.

Diinohio...bring on the World Peace Cookies.

Nancy

You can search back as far as you like and you will see that I have never jumped into conflict, but I take umbrage at Caliloo's comment that "Triciae, you of ALL people have shared more than anyone ever cared to hear"
I find Tricia to be an amazing, humble, intelligent source of information. Her self-effacing comments are never condescending or rude, although when asked, she has kindly and succinctly shared personal information. Sorry, but I cannot stand by silently and say nothing about that mean girl dig. I wrote this post and then waited an hour before submitting to make sure I wasn't speaking out of anger. I wasn't.
Jane

Okay, is it now who's the best cook? So if you're a good cook and have given some/many tips to posters' questions, that gives you a free pass to bully another individual?

Basically, if I understand your post Nancy, you are okay with justification for bad/ugly behavior? So your analogy would fit the scenerio that your doctor is a great physician, but he berates his staff, or beats his wife, it's okay because he's a good doctor. No, not in my world.

The point of my posts really have nothing at all to do with how often I frequent this forum. The point being that bullying has become so prevalent, that our elementary aged children are now in need of being taught in school that they are not to bully others. Where do you think the child bullies they learn their skills? Perhaps the schools are directing the material at the wrong reader. Those children who bully should bring home the "being a bully is bad" handout for the adults in their lives to read.

I don't get anything out of calling a bully a bully. Perhaps I must be naive enough to believe that by pointing out the behavior, maybe, just maybe, the bully may get up in the morning, look in the mirror, only to realize that bullying behavior is not at all attractive. It isn't attractive whether it be in person or on a cooking forum. Being a bully isn't "a good thing". Enabling a bully is as bad as being one.

I've been trying hard to just stay out of this ridiculousness, but since my name was brought up again I feel compelled to respond.

I read this thread again from the beginning, to see how "I" caused it to go south. Two comments:

1) My original post started off with, "To be sure, there is no right or wrong answer; it's up to your discretion. I try to think of what I, as a reader, would like to see. Here are some of my thoughts." Please ask yourself this, are those the words of someone about to try to force rules upon everyone, or are they an introduction to the sharing of a few opinions and feelings?

2) When I completed the quote that I believe was misleading and taken out of context, I missed a very important part. Immediately following my "hostile" all caps I wrote, "Seriously though..." Perhaps I've misinterpreted those two simple words my entire life, but my understanding is they mean "that which prededed was not serious."

I say we move on.

LindaC, if you are serious about comparing Rusty's posts, I feel sorry for your friend. "And, frankly I find it difficult to read your posts. I feel like I do when trying to carry on a conversation with a friend who has a tracheotome and must interrupt every few words for a breath."

Pass
the
popcorn

As I age I find I often capitalize the letter following an intended capital. I type unwanted double and triple letters and omit or repeat words. I am also a terrible speller and given to letter reversal within a word. I am mortified when I find a typo in my post so I cut my entry and paste it into Word to check for errors, then I reread several times before I post. Getting old stinks! ;-)

I do appreciate the URL as well as the typed copy in a post. If I think I have found a typo I can check the original recipe by going to the URL.

A few e. mails I got brought me here.

Just a few words: In a few other food forums I also share ideas, you can see where members are from; Japan, England, China, Africa, France ------ That's why it's called the World Wide Web.

Please be reminded:

"People using message boards and chat groups have varying typing and literacy skills. Other net users may not be typing in their first language. Riding people about their spelling or grammar in informal online settings is generally considered rude. It's okay to politely ask for clarification if misspellings make the message unclear, though."

"Be respectful. Internet etiquette is similar to standard etiquette in this area. Appreciate that your opinion is one of many. You can disagree with another person without being disrespectful or rude online."

"Rules you learn in kindergarten applies here"

It takes time and effort to post recipes. I appreciate all posts, in any form.

Holiday shopping can be very stressful. Go spend some money and Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays to all.

dcarch

Now it's nitpicking,

" I don't like how you write"
" you posted the same recipe a million times"

As much as this forum is valuable and useful and essential , it's still a form of entertainment, imo ; it's not our job or livelihood, so we might have preferences to express, but it only takes seconds to skip on by someone who annoys us, be it with repetition, or unusual typing.

When a person is unkind to another member, not cool. Feels like a drive-by shooting.

"I should know better than to bring up anything potentially contentious. I'm sorry for putting you on the spot.",

Not a problem at all.
"They" don't bother me.
Their nit picking isn't worth wasting time over.

They can just scroll on by
what they don't want or like to read.
Just as I do.

Rusty

dcarch and Rusty, you are true gentlemen :)

I once asked about cookbooks and photos. I am very visual person and for me to get interested in a recipe, I need to see an appetizing photo with the written text. This does not happen here frequently, so for me this forum is more about learning techniques than recipes. I do check out links when many other posters have said that they liked the recipe, but only then. For example, I made the Pioneer woman mashed potatoes and they were a hit in my house as well. So if I may, I prefer typed recipes that have photo included but I understand that any contribution here is someones time as gift to us all.

Heh! "My" scampi recipe is aBarefoot Contessa creation - don't worry, I'm not sending you to a porn site - well maybe food porn...

God this place never changes. But I don't care - I am looking at my sparkly annual Atheist Christmas tree and it's beautiful and it's a sunny day!

Posted by gina_w:

"---God this place never change----Atheist Christmas tree---"

God, Atheist, LOL!

"But I don't care----"

Jimmy Crack Corn?

On topic:

Jimmy Crack Corn recipe (not my recipe):

dcarch
--------------------------------
Jimmy Crack Corn

Completely addicting! Use holiday M&Ms for added color at Christmas. You can add other holiday treats to the mix as well. Just use your imagination.

� 4 cups of popped corn
� 4 � cups combination Rice Chex & Corn Chex
� 1 cup of butter
� 4 Tbs. light corn syrup
� 12 Tbs. brown sugar
� 1/2 tsp. vanilla
� 1 can honey roasted peanuts (optional but oh so good)
� Mix popped corn, nuts, and cereals in a large roasting pan or large baking sheet (with sides).

LOL Gina. Now your secret is out!!!
Barefoot makes the best scampi, orzo pasta salad, and many many more things!

But don't be surprised if it's called "Gina's Scampi" here!

Nope, Gina, it doesn't. I have found that where ever there is a group of people there will be personality conflicts and disagreements.

I try to remember to thank those who contribute something I find useful, pleasant, entertaining or just nice and ignore everything else. Sometimes I just turn the computer off and go read a cookbook and sometimes I get disgusted enough with the pot stirring that I go clean a calf pen. When shoveling manure becomes preferable to the forum, you know it's gotten bad.

I'm not quite sure how people are entertained by stirring up contention, but I guess some are. As for the repeated postings, I tend to treat that like I do one of my favorite aunts. She'll tell me the same story two dozen times and everyone will just take a deep breath and smile because we all know we're going to get to the point where we just keep repeating ourselves. I find that I'll ask someone if they ever tried that great recipe that I gave them for something and they'll say they have and I can just hear them thinking "didn't I tell her this?" while I'm thinking "did I ask them this before?"

I'll just have one of Di's world peace cookies and think of my pastor who used to tell me I got extra points for doing nice things for people I didn't really like, it was too easy to be nice to people you already like, LOL. In the meantime, with my respects to The Tractors, on Saturday Santa Claus is coming on the Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train. Yup, really, he makes a stop in White Cloud and The Princess and Bruvver will be waiting for him. Right after we go see Baffling Bill and the Magic of Christmas. He's gonna make an elf disappear. Or appear, I forget which.

Merry Christmas, have a cookie. And thank you to everyone for their contributions here. It's the differences that make the world interesting.

Annie

(((Cooking Forum Friends))) group hug!

Love y'all!

That's okay dc, I confuse people - Christmas tree in the living room, Buddha fountain (sizeable one) in the guest bath...

Anyway, in regards to posting recipes. I think it's cool to post one as "Gina's Scampi" or "Chases' whatever" - it shows that we are vouching for the recipe and have made it. I posted the scampi recipe a long time ago because I really liked it. So I'm giving a thumbs up to it. Rather than posting a recipe I haven't tried myself - I have done that too I'm sure, somewhere in these ten years. But I would have probably said that I haven't tried this recipe but it looks good/looks like what you're looking for - here you go. Something like that.

Hey Gina!!! Miss you

Well we're having "Gina's Scampi" tonight , thanks to FOAS, and I have no intention of calling it anything else .... to heck with Ina!

PS: Confession time..... Gina, "Chase's Coquille St Jacques" is really from Women Day Encyclopedia of Cooking

Hi back atcha! Route 66 misses you and your convertible!

Ohhh, Coquille St. Jacques - love it, haven't made it in eons. I'll have to make this for the holidays. Give me an excuse to buy shell-shaped plates too!

Sharon, I make your Coquille St. Jacques for Moe occasionally. He loves this recipe. We refer to it as "Sharon's Coquille St. Jacques".

Ann

Although it's been posted a number of times before I see there's still the contention about the extraneous characters when copying and pasting. Screaming at someone to preview it may not do any good if the problem is on YOUR end! If you want to solve 90% of the issue, go into your browser and set the encoding to UTF-8. I'll bet that solves it most of the time.

Each browser is slightly different but to do this in Opera (still the best browser out there) go to View, then click Encoding, then click Unicode, then click UTF-8. Normally it'll change it immediately. Occasionally it can get changed so if you see the characters, check the encoding.

To avoid the problem in the first place, when you copy it from a formatted item, like a Word doc or an HTML file, drop it into a plain text file, then recopy it and it'll remove all formatting and what you see is what you're gonna get. Perhaps it could save some raised blood pressures and extra blame and accusations against iVillage.

Now back to the OT. Seems some just want to complain no matter what is said. It happens. My skin is thick! Some like to take things as insults, even when someone expresses concern about another person. I remember when, in another forum someone posted a picture of themself and they were swollen up to a serious size. A couple people expressed concern and asked if she was OK but the hyperactive complainers came flying out of the woodwork screaming that it was an insult. Geez, when you can't even ask if someone's health is OK without being accused of attacking, there's really some problems!

When I post a recipe that I haven't substantially created myself, I try to give credit to the person even to say something like "based on This Person's _____ recipe" whenever possible. Sometimes I got the recipe from someone who got it from someone else who got it from someone else who got it off the back of a flour bag.

I get a kick out of one person who keeps posting a particular recipe (well, one of *many*! LOL), claiming it as "hers", demanding credit for it and how "her family" loves "her recipe" and when you go to Paula Deen's site (which coincidently she acknowledges she frequents!) there is the exact recipe, credited to the originator (even by P.D.) and when this person posts this obviously pilfered recipe it has the same exact punctuation errors along with the exact wording and other marks of copy & paste. Coincidence? I don't think so! LOL But however she gets her thrills! LOL

Also folks, chill a bit. There's a couple people here that seem to get others' goats for some reason, so much so that when they ask genuinely about another's well-being, or crack a joke it's back to the "YOU"RE ATTACKING!!!!" stuff. Really no need to be so sensitive. Nor do you always need to read into what's being said with the often-silly accusations of thinly veiled insults comments. Try decaf. Some taste as good as the regular.

I do have a request but know it will go ignored. When you *do* post pictures, how about sizing them down a bit so it doesn't throw off some of our browsers? I really would rather look at a small(er?) picture, preferably left aligned so the comments can wrap around it. Sizing it is simply adding "height=" and "width=" tags as you post it.

That Jimmy Crack Corn sounds good. Did a quick search and found the procedure though. Here's what I found if anyone is interested:
In a pan combine butter, corn syrup, and brown sugar, stirring as it melts together. Bring to a boil while continuing to stir and boil for one (1) minute. Remove from heat and add vanilla.

Pour sugar mixture over popped corn mixture and stir to coat.

Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes. Remove from oven and spread over wax paper to cool. Store in an air-tight container.

Joyous Kwanzaa all!

dcarch and cynic: Thank you for your contributions to the Jimmy Crack Corn recipe. :)

cynic, I try to resize my photos via Photobucket, I choose "medium" and they come out smaller on my computer but I know Jessica has asked that I make my pictures smaller because she can't see them, so I'm confused. As usual.

I don't have any idea how to align them to the left, heck, I just barely figured out how to post them at all!