Goblin Balls

Ingredients

• 8 cups popped corn
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup corn syrup
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup orange and black jujubes chopped

Method

Place the popped corn in a bowl and set aside. In small saucepan over medium heat, bring sugar, corn syrup, water, butter and salt to boil; cook, stirring until sugar is totally dissolved. Cook with stirring, for 10 minutes or until hard ball stage (254°F on a candy thermometer), or until 1/2 teaspoon syrup dropped into cold water forms rigid but still slightly pliable ball. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla. Pour mixture over the popped corn; using a well greased mixing spoon, mix until popcorn is well coated. Stir in the jujubes. Wearing rubber gloves, form 2 inch balls and let cool on baking sheet.

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