Honeyed Popcorn Balls

Name: Honeyed Popcorn Balls
Yield: Makes twelve 2″ popcorn balls
Ingredients: ¼ c. honey or light or dark corn syrup; ½ c. sugar; ½ c. brown sugar, firmly packed; 1 tblsp. butter; ⅓ c. water; 1½ qts. unbuttered popped corn, salted

Preparation info

Makes
twelve
2 ″ popcorn balls

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

Brown sugar and honey make them good

Ingredients

1½ qts. unbuttered popped corn, salted
½ c. brown sugar, firmly packed
½

Snack
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Put popped corn in a large bowl or metal dishpan; place in warm oven (225°).
Combine sugars, honey and water in 2-qt. heavy saucepan. Heat slowly, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Cook to firm ball stage (242°). Add butter and stir only enough to mix. Slowly pour the hot syrup over warm popped corn; mix thoroughly.
With buttered palms and fingers, sha