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Old Time Popcorn Balls
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Ready In: 20 Minutes
Servings: 16
These are the popcorn balls my grandma made when I was growing up.
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup corn syrup
3/4 cup water
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vinegar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
8 cups popped popcorn
Directions:
1. Place popped corn into a large bowl.
2. Butter sides of a sauce pan.
3. In the saucepan, combine the sugar, water, salt, corn syrup and vinegar. Cook until the temperature reaches 250 degrees on a candy thermometer.
4. Stir in vanilla.
5. Slowly pour over popcorn and stir with a wooden spoon.
6. Grease hands lightly with shortening and form into balls.
7. Yield depends on popcorn ball size.
By RecipeOfHealth.com