Comments on: How to Make Popcorn Balls

on 1/9/2008 We add peppermint flavoring (instead of vanilla) and add red food coloring. Instead of making balls, we pour the goop over the popcorn in a big dutch oven roasting pan and then we all sit around and eat out of the same bowl. Makes for good sharing time.

on 1/9/2008 There is a device out there somewhere that prevents having to use your hands at all. It comes in two pieces (hollow hemispheres), each with a handle on the end. One of the pieces has a lip around the edge that guides the other piece into place to form perfectly shaped balls. You just spray them with cooking spray and your hands never have to get sticky. Plus, the balls are all the same size and shape. I had one that I used for many years, but loaned it out and never got it back. And it was a gift, so I don't know where to go to replace it.

on 11/22/2005 Coat your hands with butter (best flavor
solution) or spray with non-stick cooking spray or rub a little veg oil
on them before you start to form balls.

on 11/22/2005 Add food coloring to the syrup mixture for various holidays:
orange for Halloween; green and red for Christmas; green for St. Patrick's Day; and red or blue for the Fourth of July.

on 11/22/2005 An easy way to keep your hands clean while forming your popcorn balls is to dip your hands in a bowl of cold water before handling the hot, syrup-coated popcorn. This tip also helps to keep your hands from burning on the hot mixture.

on 11/22/2005 Melt one stick of butter in pan, then add 1 bag of marshmallows to melted butter. Stir until mexture is smooth. Pour over 16 cups of popcorn. Stir and form into balls. You can also add nuts or M&Ms.

on 11/22/2005 Add 4 tbsp. Oil in one tub then add 2 tbsp. cocoa powder, then add 2 gm popcorn and then boil it ... after 5 min. ... then it's ready to pop