Popcorn Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 qt. popped popcorn
1/3 c. light corn syrup
1/3 c. water
1/4 c. butter
3/4 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. vanilla
1 c. sugar

Preparation

Keep popcorn hot in 300\u00b0 oven.
Stir and cook sugar, corn syrup, water, butter and salt until sugar is dissolved.
Continue cooking, without stirring, to 270\u00b0 or until syrup forms a brittle ball in cold water.
Add vanilla.
Pour syrup slowly over popped corn, mixing well to coat every kernel.
Grease hands with butter before shaping in balls.
Makes 12 medium-size balls.