Honey Popcorn Balls

INGREDIENTS

• 3 qts. slightly salted popped popcorn

• 3/4 cup honey

• 1 1/4 cups light corn syrup

• 1 tbsp. butter

• 1/2 tbsp. vinegar

• 1 tsp. salt

• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 250 degrees.

Place salted popcorn in a large, 4" deep, buttered baking pan.

Keep warm in the oven.

In a large saucepan, boil honey, corn syrup, butter, vinegar and salt, stirring occasionally, then frequently as mixture approaches 275 degrees on a candy thermometer.

Remove from heat and quickly stir in vanilla.

Remove popcorn from oven.

Pour syrup mixture over popcorn and mix well.

Shape into balls.