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A close up of a bowl of popcorn

G'Ma Jones' Popcorn Balls

Becky Roy/Deanna Schleicher
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Course Snack
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 c popcorn
  • 2 c sugar
  • 1 stick Fleishmann's corn oil margarine

Optional

  • 1½ c green label Karo syrup food coloring

Instructions
 

  1. Pop 1 c popcorn to make 2 large roasting pans of popped corn, salted to taste.
  2. In a saucepan, boil 2 c sugar, 1 stick Fleishmann's corn oil margarine, and optionally 1½ c green label Karo syrup food coloring until it reaches firm ball stage or 250 °F on a candy thermometer.
  3. Cool slightly.
  4. Drizzle over popcorn, stirring to distribute evenly.
  5. Butter or oil hands and form popcorn into balls.

Notes

Note the syrup reaches temperature quickly.
Keyword Popcorn
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