Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2008

Very yummy, though quite sweet. I wish I knew how to make it the same flavor but not quite as sweet... I've also used this recipe with brown sugar in place of white, and it makes for delicious caramel balls.

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LoveNCyprus

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Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2008

I made these for favors at a baby shower (along with Gourmet Caramel Apples) so to make them a little more festive I colored the caramel pink with food coloring gel. They were really cute. I don't recommend letting them sit for 5 minutes as I had a hard time getting the last few balls to hold together because it had gotten too cool. Work fast!! I got 12 balls.

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Tricia Jaeger

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Living In: San Diego, California, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2008

I didn't like these too much. They were soggy after a while. But the other girls at my slumber party LOVED them! Still, very easy! They are just like rice crispie treats.

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Sunday Ross

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Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2008

These were sooooo good. I used vanilla, but want to try it with the vinegar. I thought they tasted better the next day. Some reviews said the popcorn mixture stuck to the bowl. I sprayed the bowl with pam spray before putting the popcorn in it. The popcorn mixture did not stick to the bowl.

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sandjo

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Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2008

Good taste.

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Shannon

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Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2008

I couldn't believe how easy and fun these were to make. I think these may become a tradition with my family. The kids really enjoyed making and shaping the balls. I put a little twist to them, I split the popcorn and did half with honey roasted peanuts.

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Mshell

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Home Town: Livingston, California, USA

Living In: Merced, California, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2008

These were the hit of the Halloween party! My husband said they were the best popcorn balls he has ever had. Tip for beginners: any time you cook sugar, use a pot that is much much larger than what you may think you need. It will bubble up and boiling sugar is not fun to scrape off of a stovetop and could cause serious injury to your hands. I learned this the hard way making jelly for the first time. You could also make these caramel popcorn balls by substituting 1c of the white sugar for 1c of brown. It takes 4 regular sized bags of microwave popcorn to make 5 quarts.

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Brandi J

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Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2008

Wonderful popcorn balls. If you want easy clean up, mix the popcorn and candy in a metal bowl. When you are all done fill the bowl with hot water and boil it on the stove. It dissolves all the candy. You can do the same with the pot. Enjoy them I know we did!

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Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2008

so simple to make. came out great

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Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2008

This turned out perfect! Thanks for the review to insure we made it to the hard crack phase... Delicious!!

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Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2008

The taste is amazing, I used vinegar in it so it was more like kettle corn that caramel corn. HOWEVER the recipe never specified where to place the popcorn when you pour the sugar on it. I used the bowl I popped the corn in. BIG HARD MESS! I had to throw out 75% of it because it all stuck to the bowl. I am going to try it again because I want to master this classic snack, and I am going to put the corn on the cookie sheet I will place the balls on to cool that has been lined with a piece of parchment. I also got a tip from my Gramma, who used to make popcorn balls every year, butter your hands before shaping the balls.

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Reviewed: Oct. 6, 2008

We've been making these for years in our family and we love them. Now that we're older we have to be careful with not losing our crowns when eating them. After popping, shake the popcorn and all the hulls and seeds will go to the bottom, then avoid the popcorn on the bottom. One other tip, we rub a "little" Crisco or shortening on our hands when forming the balls. The popcorn is still hot to hold but much quicker and doesn't stick with the shortening on our hands.

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Reviewed: Oct. 6, 2008

These were absolutely delicious !!!! And I assume the entire family thought so as well since I made a HUGE container full at Christmas and everytime I walked into the kitchen I noticed the popcorn balls kept disappearing. Worthy to note is the fact that they were on a level too high for the grandchildren to reach on their own so, unless there's a ghost in the house, I would have to assume that my grown children and their spouses were the chief suspects!!!!!!!!!

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Reviewed: May 31, 2008

Wow! What a nice treat! The recipe was so easy and they taste just perfect. Remeber the ones you'd eat when you were a kid ? Well, these are them. I used leftover microwave popcorn (10 cups), cut the recipe in half (easier to work with), added salt ( a must), vanilla and NOT the vinegar. Thank you and we will use this recipe for years! Kristin

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Reviewed: Apr. 28, 2008

i didn't really care for it. maybe i let the liquid boil too long or had too much popcorn, but it really wasn't that big of a hit with my company.

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Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2008

This recipe was a disaster. The sticky stuff gets too hard too fast, and its so sticky that you'll think you're fillings are being ripped out. I'd recommend using something with a marshmellow base for an easier to work with consistency. Sorry gramps!

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Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2008

These were delicious! People said they tasted like cake. It was easy to figure out hard crack stage using the water method, dribbling some of the sugar mix into ice water and waiting until it instantly hardened. It took about 20-30 minutes though. It was hard to spread the mix over the popcorn. I used four bags. It kept collecting in one place and sticking to the bowl. The second batch I greased the bowl, and whatever wouldn't stick well enough for balls, I tossed some salt on and called kettle corn. Also, for VEGANS I used soy butter and it worked fine.

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2008

I cut the recipe in half and only used one bag of microwave popcorn, however the popcorn seemed to be too weighed down by the mixture and would not stay as balls. They kept collapsing and were really hard to make, very messy!!!!

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Ashley-Lou

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Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2008

These were good...I like mine sticky so I didn't let the sauce get to hard crackle stage. it was good and the vinigar does make a difference, it makes the sauce better.

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Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2007

There is nothing wrong with the recipe. It's fine, but these are a pain in the butt to make. It's messy. You have to burn your hands in order to form the balls while it's still pliable, and meanwhile the hulls are stabbing your palms. I think the syrup coated the popcorn a little too thickly, so next time I would use more popcorn and stir more thoroughly to coat better. They were yummy, but I think I'll stick to caramel corn instead.

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