Old-Time Popcorn Balls
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Remove all unpopped
kernels from popped corn. Put popcorn in a large roasting
pan; keep warm in oven. Butter the sides of a 2-quart
saucepan. In it combine sugar, water, corn syrup,
vinegar, and salt. Cook to 270 degrees F (soft-crack
stage), stirring frequently (mixture should boil gently
over entire surface). Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
Slowly pour mixture over hot popcorn. Stir just until
mixed. Butter hands; using a buttered cup, sccop up
popcorn mixture. Shape with buttered hands into 2-1/2
to 3-inch balls.
20 c Popcorn (1 cup unpopped)
2 c Sugar
1 c Water
1/2 c Light corn syrup
1 ts Vinegar
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Vanilla
