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The Daily Recipe

Strings of popped corn or pop corn balls all add to the holiday spirit. But if you haven’t any popcorn or a way of making it try using puffed cereals and make them into balls with a good syrup.

MOLASSES CHRISTMAS BALLS

3/4 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup light molasses
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vinegar
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
6 cups puffed breakfast cereal

Combine syrup, molasses, salt and vinegar in a saucepan and cook until the mixture dropped in cold water forms a hard ball. Stir carefully while cooking to prevent burning. Remove from the heat; add butter and vanilla. Stir only enough to mix. Measure cereal into lightly buttered bowl. Slowly pour the syrup over the cereal and mix well. Form immediately into small balls. This recipe makes 18 balls about two inches in diameter.