Quick Popcorn Balls

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
• 1 tablespoon syrup or molasses
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 cup confectioners sugar
• 2 quarts popped corn

Steps

1. Boil the butter, syrup, water and powdered sugar until the syrup spins a thread.
2. Pour it over the popped corn and shape into balls, or leave it loose.

Notes

From the booklet “Ed May’s Contest-Winning Popcorn Recipes” (Earl May Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa, dated 9/82), which printed 27 recipes picked from more than 1,100 sent in by Midwest homemakers. The steps are in our own words; both sides of the booklet are shown below.

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Rosie Lee’s original recipe cards

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