Old Fashioned Popcorn Balls Recipe
Old Fashioned Popcorn Balls is a Halloween recipe. As I a child my friends and I had great fun making this popcorn balls. Popcorn ball gets it taste from brown sugar mixed with corn syrup and popcorns and flavored with vanilla extracts.
Ingredients
2 cups firmly packed dark brown sugar
3/4 cup light corn syrup cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 quarts popped corn
Directions
Combine sugar, corn syrup, water, and salt in a saucepan; cook over low heat, stirring gently, until sugar dissolves.
Cook over medium heat, without stirring, to hard ball stage (254°).
Remove from heat, and stir in butter and vanilla.
Place popped corn in a large pan.
Pour hot syrup over top, stirring well with a wooden spoon.
Grease hands with butter, and shape mixture into balls.
Place on wax paper to dry.
Wrap in plastic wrap, and store in a cool, dry place.
Cook over medium heat, without stirring, to hard ball stage (254°).
Remove from heat, and stir in butter and vanilla.
Place popped corn in a large pan.
Pour hot syrup over top, stirring well with a wooden spoon.
Grease hands with butter, and shape mixture into balls.
Place on wax paper to dry.
Wrap in plastic wrap, and store in a cool, dry place.
