CARMEL POPCORN BALLS

By gailg

Ingredients

• 4 T butter
• 1 C brown sugar
• 1/2 C light corn syrup
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk (2/3 C)
• 1/2 t vanilla
• 5 quarts popped corn

Preparation

Step 1

Bring first three ingredients to a boil over medium heat. Stir in milk. Simmer, stirring constantly until mixture reaches the soft ball stage. (This takes only a few minutes).
Stir in vanilla. Pour mixture over popped corn and stir well until all the kernels are coated. Butter hands lightly and shape popcorn mixture into balls. Place popcorn balls on waxed paper and let them set until hardened.
Wrap popcorn balls individually in saran wrap.