- Really Gross Over-Sweet Popcorn Balls (you didn't know that popcorn was male ) My mother had the bright idea of making a popcorn ball turkey one year using this recipe. Weird. Bring to boil and boil for a minute: 1 cup corn syrup 1/2 cup sugar Add one small package of Jello (or jelly, you know the wobbly stuff) Pour over a heaping cooking sheet full of popcorn, mold into balls. Buttering your ...www.glasswings.com.au/food/popcorn.htm