Also from Jaci B:   
      
   Martha Stewart's Popcorn Balls   
      
   4 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for hands 1 bag (10 ounces) miniature   
   marshmallows 1/4 cup packed light-brown sugar   
   3 quarts popped popcorn   
   1 cup candy-coated chocolates (optional)   
      
   INSTRUCTIONS   
   Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and set aside. Melt the butter in a   
   large heavy-bottom pot over low heat.  Add marshmallows and brown sugar; stir   
   until melted and combined.  Remove from heat.   
      
   Add popcorn, and candies if desired; toss until well combined.  With buttered   
   hands, shape into 2 1/2-inch balls.  Let harden slightly on lined baking sheet.   
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   >From Darlene F:   
      
   Jello Popcorn Balls with Mini Marshmallows   
      
   Any flavor of Jello will do, but my favorites are Strawberry, Orange and   
   Lime.  If you don't have mini-marshmallows, large ones cut into fourths work   
   pretty well too.   
      
   Author: Maria   
   Recipe type: Dessert or Snack   
   Serves: 12   
   Ingredients   
      
       1 small package Strawberry Jello, or flavor of your choice   
       1/2 cup sugar   
       6 tbsp butter   
       1/4 cup Karo Syrup   
       1 tsp water   
       2 cups Mini Marshmallows   
       9 cups popped pop corn   
      
   Instructions   
      
   In a large mixing bowl, combine popcorn and minimarshmallows and set aside   
   Prepare a sheet of wax paper to place formed balls on In a small sauce pan,   
   combine Strawberry Jello, sugar, butter, karo syrup and 1 tsp water.  Cook on   
   medium high heat until mixture comes to a full boil Turn burner to medium low   
   (make sure mixture keeps boiling at this temp or turn it up a little) and cook   
   for 1.5-2 minutes.  I go the full two minutes.  Quickly pour mixture over   
   popcorn and mini marshmallows and stir with a wooden spoon until popcorn is   
   evenly coated.  with buttered hands, form popcorn into 12 round balls with   
   your hands.  Set formed popcorn balls on to wax paper and allow to cool.  I   
   like to put each ball in a fold over sandwich bag once they are cooled to help   
   them stay fresh.   
      
   Good luck!   
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   >From Carol T:   
      
   Popcorn Balls   
      
   1 cup mini marshmallows   
   1/4 cup butter   
   3/4 cup light corn syrup   
   2 3/4 cup confectionersCÇÖ sugar   
   1 tablespoon water   
   5 quarts plain popped popcorn   
      
   Directions:   
   1. Combine marshmallows, butter, corn syrup, confectionersCÇÖ sugar and water   
   in a sauce pan and heat over medium low heat until mixture starts to boil.   
   2. Put the popcorn in a large bowl and pour the mixture over the popcorn and   
   carefully combine coating every kernel. 3. When the mixture is just slightly   
   warm roll popcorn balls into desired sizes and then cool.   
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   >From Marie B:   
   I was going to reply, but all the lady needs to do is enter into Bing search   
   engine (at the library if not available at home) "recipe popcorn balls,   
   marshmallows 1960s" and dozens of recipes will come up.  If she reads those,   
   she may recognized the ingredients from the lost recipe and narrow down her   
   search to just one or two. Marie B   
      
   >From Mary G:   
   Popcorn balls   
   1 cup of clear corn syrup   
   12 Large marshmallows ( 10 miniatures = 1 ) 1 and 2/3 cup of granulated sugar   
   6 to 8 quarts of popcorn   
   food coloring if you want to color them   
      
   Cook over medium heat stirring constantly, till sugar dissolves and comes to   
   rolling boil.   
   Turn heat to low, add marshmallow and stir till melted Pour over the popcorn   
   and mix.   
      
   Enjoy!   
   Mary G. North Dakota   
      
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