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Grandpa's Popcorn Balls

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My Great Grandpa Apell made these old-fashioned crunchy popcorn balls for all his grandkids at Christmastime. He had a huge farm in Illinois with prize-winning corn. He lived to be 106 and claimed workin' the farm and eatin' corn was the secret!

Prep

16 min

Cook

21 min

Servings

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients

2 cups white sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
0.5 cups butter
0.25 cups water
salt to taste
1 teaspoon vanilla extract , Optional
1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar , Optional
5 quartss popped popcorn

Instructions

1 Combine sugar, corn syrup, butter and water in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir and heat to hard-crack stage or 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Remove from heat, add vanilla or vinegar; mix well.
2 Pour slowly over popped popcorn while stirring. Wait 5 minutes and shape into 3-inch round balls.

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