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. 1. Bring to boil and boil for a minute: 1 cup corn syrup 1/2 cup sugar 2. Add one small package of Jello (or jelly, you know the wobbly stuff) 3. Pour over a heaping cooking sheet full of popcorn, mold into balls. Buttering your hands before molding makes it easier to hold the hot ingredients.