Pop Corn Balls

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable butter
• ¼ cup sugar
• ⅔ cup molasses
• 2 quarts freshly popped corn
• a sprinkle of salt

Method

1. 1

   Melt the butter, add molasses and sugar, and stir until dissolved.

2. 2

   Boil until brittle in cold water.

3. 3

   Pour over popcorn, fold, and shape into balls.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Science of food & cookery (1921) by H. S. Anderson, page 151. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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