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Popcorn Balls

Couverts12 medium-sized balls
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Ingredients

  • 3 quarts popped corn
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup corn syrup white or dark
  • ⅓ cup water
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ¾ tsp. salt
  • ¾ tsp. vanilla

Instructions

  • Warm popped corn in oven set at “warm” or 250°.
  • Meanwhile, combine over heat in saucepan the sugar, corn syrup, water, butter, and salt.
  • Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
  • Cook without stirring until the syrup forms a soft ball (236°).
  • Then add the vanilla and pour the syrup slowly over the popped corn.
  • Mix well so that every kernel is coated.
  • Grease hands well with butter before shaping sticky popcorn into balls.
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Course; Candy
Cuisine; Amish