Puffed Wheat Balls

12 c Puffed wheat cereal

2 c Brown sugar, packed

1 c Corn syrup

2 tb Butter

1 c Evaporated milk

1/3 c Sugar

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