Puffed Wheat Balls

Ingredients

12 c puffed wheat cereal
2 c brown sugar
1 c corn syrup
2 tb butter
1 c evaporated milk
3/8 c sugar

Instructions

Place cereal in a large bowl; set aside. In a heavy saucepan, bring brown sugar and corn syrup to a boil. Add butter. Combine evaporated milk and sugar; add to boiling mixture; add to a boiling mixture and continue cooking until a soft ball forms when liquid is dropped into cold water (240�F on a candy thermometer). Pour over cereal and stir to coat. Shape into 2-inch balls. Grandma Hunt Panguitch, Utah Taste of Home Dec/Jan/94