Halloween Popcorn Balls Recipe

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Halloween Popcorn Balls

Linda
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Cuisine

Canadian

Makes

1 and 1/2 dozen

Time Required

1 hrs 0 mins

Preparation Method

Boil

Category

Dessert

Sub category:

Candy

Sub sub category:

Popcorn

Description:

Kids will love these
popcorn balls decorated
like eye balls for
Halloween.

Type of Dish:

Other

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Ingredients

12 Cup(s) Popped popcorn

1 Cup(s) Sugar

1/2 Teaspoon(s) Salt

2/3 Cup(s) Water

2/3 Cup(s) Corn Syrup

1/2 Cup(s) Butter or Margarine

1 Teaspoon(s) Vinegar

1/2 Teaspoon(s) Vanilla

16 Other Brown Smarties for eyes

1 Other Tube of red gel icing

1/2 Cup(s) Blue icing to hold smarites

Instructions

Put the pre-popped popcorn in a large bowl. Set aside.
In a pot mix the sugar, salt, water, corn syrup, butter and vinegar.
Cook uncovered, stirring frequently, until the mixture reaches the soft crack stage, on a candy thermometer 270 degrees fahrenheit.
Remove from stove and stir in vanilla.
Pour syrup over the popcorn and mix till coated.
Shapre into balls.
Drizzle with the red gel icing to form veins, the bit of icing (to hold the smartie) and the smartie.

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