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POPCORN BALLS From Betty Crocker’s Cookbook Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
½ cup sugar
¼ cup butter
½ cup white corn syrup
¼ tsp. salt
8 cups popped popcorn
Directions:
Directions:
Heat all ingredients except popcorn to boiling in Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 2 minutes; (add a few drops food coloring if desired) remove from heat. Stir in popcorn until well coated; cool slightly.
Dip hands into cold water. Shape mixture into the balls, each about 2 ½ inches in diameter. Place on wax paper; cool. Wrap individually in plastic wrap, or place in plastic bags and seal.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Back when everyone knew their neighbors, and felt like they could trust them, people used to make homemade treats to give away on Halloween. I remember mom making these brightly colored popcorn balls and giving them away to our neighbors on Halloween.

 

 

 

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