Popcorn Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 qt. popped corn
1 c. sugar
1/3 c. white corn syrup
1 c. water
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla or lemon or strawberry extract
food coloring

Preparation

Discard all imperfect kernels and put the popped corn into a large pan.
Cook sugar, salt, vanilla, syrup and water to the medium crack stage (280\u00b0), stirring constantly.*
Add food coloring; stir again and pour over popcorn (careful, it's hot). While pouring over popcorn, mix and move popcorn around carefully to cover each kernel.