Popcorn Balls

Directions

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   Measure
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   popped
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   corn
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   into
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   buttered bowl (4 quarts or larger).
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   Combine
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   together
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   in heavy 1 1/2-quart saucepan the sugar,
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   water,
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    corn
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    syrup, salt and vinegar.
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    Stir over heat until
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    sugar
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    is dissolved.
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    Cover, bring to boil and let boil briskly
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    for 3 minutes.
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    Uncover, insert candy thermometer and cook
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    mixture to hard ball stage, 260°.
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    (I cook it until when you drip
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    a
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    little in a cup of ice water, it stays in a very hard ball.)
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    Remove
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    from heat.
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    Stir in vanilla and coloring (if wanted).
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    Pour
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    slowly
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    over popped corn, stirring with a large buttered
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    spoon
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    to
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    coat all corn.
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    Form into balls at once with buttered hands, handle gently to avoid packing.