Beginners Popcorn Balls

Title:
Beginners Popcorn Balls

Yield:
8 Servings

Categories:
Candies




Ingredients:





     2 qt Popped popcorn


     1 c  Sugar


   1/3 c  Corn syrup


   1/3 c  Water


   1/4 c  Butter


   1/4 ts Salt


     1 ts Vanilla






 Preheat oven to 250.  Put popcorn in a large, 4 inch deep butered baking


 pan.  Keep warm in the oven. Combine sugar, cornsyrup, water, butter and


 salt in a large saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.


 Cook until mixture reaches 250 on a candy thermometer, stirring frequently.


 Remove from heat. Quickly stir in vanilla. Remove popcorn from oven. Pour


 syrup mixture over popcorn, stirring to mix well. Form into balls. Makes


 approximately 8 balls


 


 Variations: To make Spice Balls, subsitute 1 tbs of powdered spice or


 crushed herbs for vanilla To make butter balls, increase the butter to 1/3


 cup and increase the


 


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