Popcorn Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. sugar
1 c. light or dark syrup
1 c. boiling water
2 Tbsp. vinegar
1/2 tsp. baking soda, dissolved in 1 tsp. hot water
1 stick butter
6 qt. corn, already popped

Preparation

Mix the first 4 ingredients well.
Boil until a bit dropped in cold water forms a firm ball.
Dissolve the baking soda in hot water and butter.
Pour over the popped corn (already popped and which the unpopped kernels have been removed).
Stir well; form into balls.