Old-time popcorn balls

13 servings

Ingredients

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Directions

20 c Popcorn (1 cup unpopped) 2 c Sugar 1 c Water ½ c Light corn syrup 1 ts Vinegar ½ ts Salt 1 ts Vanilla Preheat oven to 300.

Remove all unpopped kernels from popped corn. Put popcorn in a large roasting pan; keep warm in oven. Butter the sides of a 2-quart saucepan. In it combine sugar, water, corn syrup, vinegar, and salt.

Cook to 270 deg (soft-crack stage), stirring frequently (mixture should boil gently over entire surface). Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Slowly pour mixture over hot popcorn. Stir just until mixed.

Butter hands; using a buttered cup, sccop up popcorn mixture. Shape with buttered hands into 2-½ to 3-inch balls. Submitted By RANDY RIGG On 04-01-95

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