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Cousin Popcorn Balls
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
2/3 cup apple juice or water
2/3 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
4 quarts warm popped popcorn
1 cup honey-roasted, unsalted or salted peanuts
1 8-ounce package chopped dates (1 1/2 cups)
Directions:
Combine sugar, apple juice, syrup, butter and salt in a heavy
saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove sugar
from sides of pan with a wet brush. Cook, without stirring,
until mixture reaches 270 degrees Fahrenheit, or the soft
crack stage on a candy thermometer. Add vanilla. Pour mixture
over popped popcorn, peanuts and dates; mix well. Wet or butter
hands and shape into 3-inch balls.
Yield:
18 balls.
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