Mom's Popcorn Balls
By: Sheryle
Published: Sunday, October 24, 2010 - 5:10am

Ingredients




1 tablespoon butter
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups light corn syrup
Food coloring
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 quarts popped corn

Preparation

1 Melt butter. Add sugar, corn syrup, food coloring, vanilla and salt. Boil on medium heat until very hard ball stage (260 F). Pour over corn. Stir corn thoroughly while pouring syrup over it. Butter hands lightly. Shape into balls.

About


This is my mother's recipe. We used to make popcorn balls every year for Halloween.