Puffed Wheat Balls 1983 - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon molasses
1/2 cup corn syrup
2 tablespoons water
1/4 cup cocoa
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 quarts puffed wheat cereal or 2 quarts popped corn

Preparation

Cook sugars, molasses, cocoa powder, syrup, and water in a buttered pot.
Allow candy thermometer to reach 300 degrees F.
Mixture will seperate into hard, brittle threads when dropped into cold water.
Stir in butter and vanilla.
Remove from heat. Pour over the cereal in a large bowl.
Stir well,coating all cereal thoroughly. Cool slightly.
Roll into balls and set apart to cool completely.
This can be pressed into a 13 x 9 inch pan and cut into squares.