Popcorn Balls Recipe by Ruth Paget
For 18 to 20 Popcorn Balls
Ingredients:
-2 ½ gallons of popped popcorn
-1/2 cup water
-3/4 cup molasses
-3 cups sugar
-1 tablespoon vinegar
Steps:
1-Put hot popcorn in a dish and shake it down to remove unpopped kernels at the bottom. Put popcorn back in the pan and place in a warm oven.
2-Boil sugar, molasses, water, and vinegar until you can pick up a glob when a teaspoon of the syrup is dropped in water.
3-Dribble syrup over popped corn until well coated. Stir with a big spoon until the syrup begins to set.
4-Quickly form the popcorn into balls with buttered heat-resistant gloves. Work fast as the syrup hardens quickly.
(A Rosevale Farm Recipe)
Source: Winifred Sawle - Arena, Wisconsin
By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
