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Popcorn Balls Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
8 cups popped corn (best if popped over stove top)
3/4 cups sugar
3/4 cups brown sugar (packed)
1/2 cups light corn syrup
1/2 cups water
1 tsp. white vinegar
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cups butter
Directions:
Directions:
Measure popped corn into large bowl. Combine sugars, corn syrup, water, vinegar, and salt in 2 quart saucepan. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Cook, stirring constantly to 260 degrees on candy thermometer (or until a small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water forms a hard ball).

Reduce heat to low and stir in butter until melted. Pour syrup in thin stream over corn in bowl, stirring until corn is well coated. Cool slightly.

Butter hands and shape into three-inch balls and place on waxed paper.

(Can add food coloring for holidays)

 

 

 

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