Popcorn (or cereal) balls

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Popcorn Balls

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword appetizer, popcorn

Servings 12

Ingredients

• 7 cups popped popcorn (or Kix or Cheerios)
• 1 cup sugar
• ⅓ cup water
• ⅓ cup light corn syrup
• 1 tsp salt
• ¼ cup butter
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

• Put the corn or cereal in large oiled bowl.
• Mix sugar, water, syrup, salt and butter in large saucepan.
• Cook until 250° or until a few drops form hard ball when dropped in cold water.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Pour in thin stream over corn or cereal, stirring constantly, to mix well.
• With oiled hands, shape into balls or shapes.

Notes

Apparently was copied from Betty Crocker's New Picture Cookbook. New York: McGraw Hill Book, Co., Inc. 1961 

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