I had a craving for a popcorn ball when I visited family in Sweden. I asked if they knew where they sold them, and they said they’d never heard of anything like that.

I grabbed the recipe off the internet and made up a batch. They were amazed at how good they were!

I’m betting the real story behind popcorn balls is a little more steeped in ingenuity: probably some mom who wanted to give her kids a sweet treat but didn’t have any flour to make cake or cookies. She probably found popcorn and corn syrup in the pantry, started experimenting, and voila. Popcorn balls.

I remember getting them for trick-or-treats when I was a kid. Our mom required us to be especially thankful for the homemade treats. But then the razorblades story came out, and we refused to eat them. I couldn’t imagine anyone giving out anything like that these days. They’d probably get some kind of health code violation or something.