Popcorn
Balls
"Pop-corn balls look tempting on a Christmas tree. They are easy to make, a safe
ornament when the tree is to be lighted with candles, and they taste very good, indeed.
Have the fire clear and hot, with no flames, and put in the popper at one time only enough
corn to cover the bottom a single kernel deep; shake the popper constantly while the corn
is over the fire until it has all popped. Then boil one-quarter of a cupful of molasses
with a little sugar until it hardens in the water, remove from the fire before it
turns brittle and pour it over two quarts of corn. Mix well and make into balls about the
size of lemons, suspend the sweet, white ornaments from the twigs, and use the remaining
corn for a different decoration. String a lot of the flower-like kernels with a large
needle and strong thread, loop the strands from branch to branch, and the snowy ropes will
lighten up the foliage beautifully (Fig. 20)." FROM: "CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATIONS, Good to Eat & Good to Look
Upon". From "The Delineator" December 1901.
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