Sunday, October 12, 2025

Pop Corn Balls-Delicious

Pop Corn Balls-Delicious 

1 lb of pop corn

1 Tablespoon of salty pork lard or Crisco shortening 

1 can of Karo syrup

2  cups of white granulated sugar

1/2 cup of of unsalted fresh butter 

 Pop the  corn as usual in  a cast iron kettle with  a good Tablespoon of salty pork lard or Crisco salt shortening as  you do with the pop corn when prepare it for for eating at once. The salty lard takes away that flat taste from your pop corn balls, however be careful- that much salty lard does not fit for  too many corn balls to have.  Shake out the unpopped grains from kettle  into the  deep cast iron skillet.  Into a  separate skillet you need to pour one can Karo syrup over the pop corn, and into this pop corn as well add two cups of  granulated white sugar and a good lump of  fresh unsalted  butter- the size of an egg. Boil this syrup until you see the third hair, and  pour over the corn to stirring all the while and as soon as possible make into balls.  If corn sticks to your hands it is because your hands have become heated, cool them under cold watr-  so hold then under the cold water, dry them and begin again. This amount of the taffy should be used with a medium size dishpan of corn popped. Keep the corn balls in a cool place, wrapped in waxed paper.