Old Time Popcorn Balls

Submitted by QueenJellyBean

"These are the popcorn balls my grandma made when I was growing up."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup corn syrup
• 3⁄4 cup water
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vinegar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 8 cups popped popcorn

directions

1. Place popped corn into a large bowl.
2. Butter sides of a sauce pan.
3. In the saucepan, combine the sugar, water, salt, corn syrup and vinegar. Cook until the temperature reaches 250 degrees on a candy thermometer.
4. Stir in vanilla.
5. Slowly pour over popcorn and stir with a wooden spoon.
6. Grease hands lightly with shortening and form into balls.
7. Yield depends on popcorn ball size.