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      Title: Popcorn Balls
 Categories: Snacks, Kids
   Servings:  6
 
      2 qt Popped popcorn
      1 c  Sugar
    1/2 c  Light or dark corn syrup
    1/3 c  Water
    1/4 c  Butter/margarine
    1/2 ts Salt
      1 ts Vanilla
 
  FROM: Shelley Rodgers (Jolly Rodgers: the Portuguese Pirate! 1:161/202)
  
  Keep popcorn warm in 200° oven while preparing coating.  In 2-quart
  saucepan stir together sugar, corn syrup, water, butter and salt.  Cook
  over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil.
  Continue cooking without stirring until temperature reaches 270~ on a candy
  thermometer or until a small amount dropped into very cold water separates
  into threads which are hard but not brittle.  Remove from heat. Add
  vanilla; stir just enough to mix through hot syrup.  Slowly pour over
  popcorn, stirring to coat every kernel.  Cool just enough to handle. With
  greased hands, shape into balls.
  
  VARIATION: Use almond, pepermint or other flavor extract instead of
  vanilla. For colorful popcorn balls, stir a few drops of food coloring into
  syrup before adding to popped popcorn. [Jolly Time popcorn]
  
  this comes from the bottom of the files of Shelley Rodgers
 
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