Party Popcorn Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 c. light corn syrup
1/2 c. water
1 tsp. white vinegar
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 c. butter or margarine
8 c. popped corn

Preparation

Combine sugars,
corn syrup, water, vinegar and salt in a 2-quart saucepan.
Heat to boiling over medium-high heat and stir. Cook and stir constantly to 260\u00b0 on a candy thermometer or until syrup forms
a
hard ball in cold water.
Reduce heat and stir in butter.
Pour
syrup in a thin stream over popcorn and stir
until well-coated.
Butter
hands
and
shape
into 3-inch balls.