Speaking of great recipes to try......I made vegan popcorn balls tonight!  I never made them before and they turned out pretty good!  Here's the recipe if anyone wants to try it.



1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup Earth Balance Spread (or any vegan type butter)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 qts. popped popcorn
1/3 cup light corn syrup(I used the one with added vanilla in it)
1 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup water

STEP 1
Pop 2 qts. popcorn-air popped is best and put in a large pan.  Keep popcorn warm by placing it in a warm (about 200 degrees F) oven.

STEP 2
Put sugar,corn syrup,vegan spread,1/3 water and salt in a medium saucepan.

Step 3
Place pan over medium heat and stir constantly until mixture comes to a boil.

Step 4
Stop stirring and let syrup cook until it reaches 270 degrees F on a candy thermometer.

Step 5
Remove pan from heat and stir in vanilla.

Step 6
Take popcorn out of ven and pour hot syrup over popcorn a little at a time,stirring constantly until all popcorn is coated.

Step 7
Let popcorn cool slightly,until you can handle it easily.

Step 8
Grease your hands with vegan spread and form popcorn balls.

Final and most important step.......
ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!