Old-Fashioned Popcorn Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 c. popped corn
2 Tbsp. light corn syrup
1 tsp. vinegar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 Tbsp. butter
1/2 c. water
1 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Keep popped corn warm while making syrup.
Combine sugar, water, vinegar, corn syrup and salt in small deep pan.
Cook, stirring constantly, to very hard-ball stage (265\u00b0 on candy thermometer).
Remove from heat.
Stir in butter and vanilla.
Put 4 cups popped corn in a bowl.
Slowly pour over 1/2 the syrup mixture.
With fork quickly toss to coat kernels.
With buttered hands lightly press mixture into balls.
Reheat syrup before pouring over remaining corn.
Makes 8 to 12 popcorn balls.