Popcorn Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 qt. popcorn, popped
1 c. sugar
1/3 c. white Karo syrup
1/4 c. water
1/4 c. margarine
3/4 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Mix sugar, syrup, water, butter and salt in saucepan and cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves.
Continue cooking without stirring, until syrup forms a brittle ball in cold water or reaches 250\u00b0 on a candy thermometer.
Add vanilla and stir only until mixed through the hot syrup.
Place popcorn in a large bowl. Pour the cooked syrup slowly over the popcorn and mix well.