Chocolate Popcorn Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 c. granulated sugar
1/2 c. Hershey's cocoa
3/4 c. light corn syrup
2 tsp. cider vinegar
1/8 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. butter
1/4 c. evaporated milk
2 qt. popped corn

Preparation

Mix together the sugar, cocoa, corn syrup, vinegar and salt thoroughly in a heavy saucepan.
Add butter; cook slowly, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves.
Bring the mixture to a boil; add evaporated milk slowly, so boiling does not stop.
Cook mixture over low fire, stirring occasionally, until it reaches 265\u00b0.
Mix into 2-quarts freshly popped corn.
Dip out large spoonfuls and make into balls, first wetting the hands in cold water or rubbing them lightly with butter.
One must work quickly. Yield: About 20 (4-inch) balls.