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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
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Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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 Posted - Nov 13 2008 : 10:58:34 AM
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I found this one online, Wilma. Does it look like what you want?
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.
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
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Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Nov 13 2008 : 11:44:30 AM
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Okay, how about this?
Molasses Popcorn Balls
Molasses Popcorn Balls
4 qt Popped corn
1 c Sugar
2 tb Butter
2 c Molasses
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Soda
Boil Molasses, sugar, butter, and salt, stirring occasionally untill mixture forms hard ball in cold water. Remove from fire, add soda and mix well. Pour over popped corn, stirring so that each kernel may be coated. Form into a ball with well buttered hands QUICKLY!
Farmgirl Sister #50
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K-Falls Farmgirl
Chapter Leader
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Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Nov 13 2008 : 4:30:18 PM
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Miss wilma, I agree the recipe I had called for soda too. Very similar to the one Janice just posted. Good luck.
http://www.k-fallsfarmgirl.blogspot.com/
Cheryl #309
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Nov 13 2008 : 5:39:46 PM
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That last recipe sounds like the one my Grandma used. I really should try it.
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
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Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9092 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2008 : 3:11:23 PM
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MISS WILMA!!!!! THAT WOULD REALLY BE SOMETHING. My first popcorn balls in 40 years. yum.
Nancy Jo
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
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Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
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kissmekate
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kate
Delano
Minnesota
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Posted - Nov 14 2008 : 10:09:26 PM
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Oh Miss Wilma, these sound so yummy
I used to LOVE home made popcorn balls. I would make some, but my teeth would protest. My Mom used to make them when I was little. Thanks for the stroll down memory lane.
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
3410 Posts
Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
3410 Posts |
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K-Falls Farmgirl
Chapter Leader
2096 Posts
Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
2096 Posts |
Posted - Nov 16 2008 : 11:45:35 AM
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I saw that bowl also in the MJ mag.I will make some for the grandkids to munch on when they get here..
How long will they stay good if wrapped in plastic wrap or baggies?
http://www.k-fallsfarmgirl.blogspot.com/
Cheryl #309
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
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Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
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