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                        BEGINNERS POPCORN BALLS

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Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Candies

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2       qt           Popped popcorn
  1       c            Sugar
    1/3   c            Corn syrup
    1/3   c            Water
    1/4   c            Butter
    1/4   ts           Salt
  1       t            Vanilla

 Preheat oven to 250.  Put popcorn in a large, 4 inch
 deep butered baking pan.  Keep warm in the oven.
 Combine sugar, corn syrup, water, butter and salt in a
 large saucepan.  Stir over medium heat until sugar is
 dissolved. Cook until mixture reaches 250 on a candy
 thermometer, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
 Quickly stir in vanilla. Remove popcorn from oven.
 Pour syrup mixture over popcorn, stirring to mix well.
 Form into balls. Makes approximately 8 balls

 Variations: To make Spice Balls, subsitute 1 tbs of
 powdered spice or crushed herbs for vanilla To make
 butter balls, increase the butter to 1/3 cup and
 increase the



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