Popcorn Balls Recipe

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Wrapped in waxed paper, these also make a nice treat for Halloween.

Yield: Makes 12-14 balls or squares.

• 12 cups popped popcorn
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup molasses

Place popcorn in large bowl. Melt butter in heavy saucepan, add sugar and molasses, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and boil mixture gently, without stirring, for 3 to 5 minutes, until it reaches 290 degrees F or the hard-crack stage. (When you drop a bit of syrup into a cupful of cold water, it should turn hard and brittle.) Pour syrup in a thin stream over popcorn, stirring with a wooden spoon until well mixed. Move quickly but aim to cover as much popcorn as you can with the syrup. Let mixture sit for a minute or two until it is cool enough to handle. With lightly buttered hands press firmly into balls.

Popcorn Cakes: A variation of the above recipe is to mix popcorn with syrup as directed then flatten the mixture in a well-buttered baking pan, using a rolling pin to press it into a flat mass. When cool cut into small square cakes and wrap in waxed paper.