Grandma Skousen's Popcorn Balls
2 cups sugar
1 cup honey
1/2 cup canned milk (condensed or evapoated)
dash of salt
3/4 cup unpopped pop corn (you're gonna need to pop it of course...and don't try to cheat and use microwave popcorn...it just doesn't turn out right.
Combine sugar, honey, canned milk and salt (and a little food coloring if you want to be fun) in a medium sauce pan. Stir , stir, stir! Bring to a soft boil on a med/high heat. Watch closely so that you can avoid boiling over! You're going to let it boil for a good 5+ mintues or until candy coating past "the test". When you know the coating is ready, pour it onto your popcorn and mix until popcorn is evenly coated. Let it cool for a few mintues, then form into balls. Place balls on wax paper to harden. Makes about 16 popcorn balls. I triple the recipe to make about 50.
THE TEST: To test if the candy coating is done, get a cup of cold water and dribble a little of the mixture into the water. You will know that the coating is ready when you are able to drop the mixture into the water and then pick it out and ply it into a little ball. Get clean water each time you test!
TIPS: Forming popcorn balls will be much less sticky if you rub butter on your hands first! Also...you might want to pop a little more than 3/4 cup of popcorn...if you like less gooey popcorn balls! Oh...and if you are making this on your own...pop the popcorn before you start mixing your coating!
1 cup honey
1/2 cup canned milk (condensed or evapoated)
dash of salt
3/4 cup unpopped pop corn (you're gonna need to pop it of course...and don't try to cheat and use microwave popcorn...it just doesn't turn out right.
Combine sugar, honey, canned milk and salt (and a little food coloring if you want to be fun) in a medium sauce pan. Stir , stir, stir! Bring to a soft boil on a med/high heat. Watch closely so that you can avoid boiling over! You're going to let it boil for a good 5+ mintues or until candy coating past "the test". When you know the coating is ready, pour it onto your popcorn and mix until popcorn is evenly coated. Let it cool for a few mintues, then form into balls. Place balls on wax paper to harden. Makes about 16 popcorn balls. I triple the recipe to make about 50.
THE TEST: To test if the candy coating is done, get a cup of cold water and dribble a little of the mixture into the water. You will know that the coating is ready when you are able to drop the mixture into the water and then pick it out and ply it into a little ball. Get clean water each time you test!
TIPS: Forming popcorn balls will be much less sticky if you rub butter on your hands first! Also...you might want to pop a little more than 3/4 cup of popcorn...if you like less gooey popcorn balls! Oh...and if you are making this on your own...pop the popcorn before you start mixing your coating!
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