Popcorn Balls
Submitted by Sheryle on July 19, 2004 at 11:33 am

This is a recipe that was my mother's. Every year the family would gather in the kitchen and make Popcorn Balls to hand out on Halloween.

Source: Cookiebaker's Corner

1 tablespoon butter
1 cup sugar
1-1/2 cups light corn syrup
food coloring - we always used red for a pinkish tint
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 quarts popped corn*

Melt butter. Add sugar, corn syrup, food coloring, vanilla and salt. Boil on medium heat until very hard ball stage (260 degrees F).

Pour over popcorn. Stir popcorn thoroughly while pouring syrup over it.

Butter hands lightly. Shape into balls. Makes 12 to 14 popcorn balls.

*You may want to use closer to 5 quarts....there is a lot of syrup in the pan compared to the amount of popcorn. The extra popcorn seems to work a little better.