Popcorn

[donna]

Sept. 19th, 1995 Orville Redenbacker passed await. Thought bump this thread on Popcorn. His brand is very delicious.

 

[1950lemans]

Love, love popcorn!
Popped open your thread as I was munching some air-popped popcorn. Eating it with garlic powder and olive oil.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Sept. 19th, 1995 Orville Redenbacker passed await. Thought bump this thread on Popcorn. His brand is very delicious.

I used to love his commercials.

Here's one from the early 1980s.

 

[Shalom Hobbitess]

Keep meaning to haul the kids off to get their picture taken with Orville. Well, his statue.

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Also considered doing the Farmer Boy thing of filling a cup full of milk, and then adding a cup full of popcorn, but it always sounded like a good way to ruin a cup's worth of popcorn and milk, so I never did. Works, apparently, but only with homemade popcorn; the microwave processed stuff I'm guessing the popcorn has absorbed too much butter to efficiently absorb the milk. Although few people actually liked the end result; the popcorn absorbs the liquid and gets mushy.

My dad made popcorn in a popcorn maker at home, or we'd have it in a Jiffy-pop jobbie while camping.

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I always liked watching the top of the Jiffy-popper expand. Hubby and I are okay with microwave popcorn, but for years made it in a Whirly pop. Always wanted to try it the Victorian way, with a box over a fire. Do not want to try it the way the Iroquois supposedly made it, in pottery jars filled with heated sand.

Loved Cracker Jack going up, and still enjoy it, but middle daughter got me some fresh-made caramel corn when we visited her on Mackinac Island, and that's a whole 'nother level of yum.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

I always liked watching the top of the Jiffy-popper expand.

Hah !

I can relate to that.
I haven't even thought about Jiffy-Pop in 30 years or more.

But as a kid, it was neat to watch that aluminum foil thing turn into a balloon of pop corn.

I was easily amused back then as I'm now.

Remember the burnt kernels at the bottom of the pan ?

 

[Copperhead-mi]

Hah !

I can relate to that.
I haven't even thought about Jiffy-Pop in 30 years or more.

But as a kid, it was neat to watch that aluminum foil thing turn into a balloon of pop corn.

I was easily amused back then as I'm now.

Remember the burnt kernels at the bottom of the pan ?

Speaking of Jiffy-Pop...another use for popcorn...

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Speaking of Jiffy-Pop...another use for popcorn...

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[Anna Elizabeth Henry]

Also considered doing the Farmer Boy thing of filling a cup full of milk, and then adding a cup full of popcorn, but it always sounded like a good way to ruin a cup's worth of popcorn and milk, so I never did. Works, apparently, but only with homemade popcorn; the microwave processed stuff I'm guessing the popcorn has absorbed too much butter to efficiently absorb the milk. Although few people actually liked the end result; the popcorn absorbs the liquid and gets mushy.

I remember reading that in the book when I was a girl and thinking it sounded gross, especially since I don't even put milk in my cereal! I do wonder though if popcorn of 19th century was different in texture and tasted different than the popcorn of today. Perhaps an 1800's version of popcorn could hold up to the milk infusion better.

 

[Shalom Hobbitess]

Remember the burnt kernels at the bottom of the pan ?

Don't remember that, but I do remember Jiffy-pop wasn't as good as the popcorn dad made at home. But it was hot and crunchy and I was hungry (popcorn was an evening snack, and we'd usually gone hiking or something during the day), so I didn't really care.

I do wonder though if popcorn of 19th century was different in texture and tasted different than the popcorn of today. Perhaps an 1800's version of popcorn could hold up to the milk infusion better.

That's certainly a possibility. I know modern sweet corn is significantly sweeter now than it was then. OTOH, the reason you can fill a cup of liquid with popped popcorn is because the popped popcorn is mostly air, and this would have to be true then for it to work, so I would think the texture wouldn't be that different.

There are people now who eat popcorn with milk poured over it, which is definitely not a combination that appeals to most, which is why I figured it was just that Almonzo was weird.

 

[Anna Elizabeth Henry]

There are people now who eat popcorn with milk poured over it, which is definitely not a combination that appeals to most, which is why I figured it was just that Almonzo was weird.

Indeed! He had to be have an unusual palate, after all he did like Cinnamon Chicken, too! Truthfully though it's quite tasty despite how it sounds!

 

[connecticut yankee]

Everything you need to know about POPCORN, but were too afraid to ask.....

 

[Cavalry Charger]

I thought bump this thread on Popcorn. In today's food history (June 6) the first Drive in theatre opened. It served popcorn. I sure remember the drive in. We always went to snack bar and got popcorn. They had those ads between shows about going to the snack bar.

I don't even know if any drive ins are still around. Last one I remember was in Georgetown, Indiana and that was about 15 years ago.

Anyway it is always a great time to serve popcorn

Movies and popcorn go together, Donna Love the Drive-in! Should never die out

 

[donna]

We actually found an old drive in here in Florida. Don't know if they show movies. It says its a Flea Market. Will check it out.

Always got popcorn at the drive-in.

 

[Cavalry Charger]

An odd thread here has me opening a bag of popcorn ...

 

[donna]

Dec. 13 is National String Popcorn Day. We always popped corn and strung around the Christmas Tree. Just thought bump this older thread.

 

[nitrofd]

Dec. 13 is National String Popcorn Day. We always popped corn and strung around the Christmas Tree. Just thought bump this older thread.

Donna,you might be dating yourself talking about string popcorn.i bet if you ask the young uns today they would have no idea what you are talking about

 

[donna]

My Granny and my Aunt always put string popcorn around the tree. I guess it does date us but always a wonderful decoration.

 

[nitrofd]

My Granny and my Aunt always put string popcorn around the tree. I guess it does date us but always a wonderful decoration.

I honestly can't remember when i saw it done last.

 

[Deleted User CS]

Donna. Thanks for the very interesting and informative information on popcorn. During this time of the year, our company gives gifts to a select few clients for there business throughout the year and to show our appreciation for their friendship. My sister and I give popcorn pies. These very delicious treats are specially made up of popcorn in the shape of a pie topped with caramel, chocolate, peanuts, cashews and pretzels all stuck together. The company that makes these special treats is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. David.

 

[donna]

Can you post the recipe for Popcorn Pie?

We gave some tins of popcorn this year to people who man our entry gates in our community. There are 3 gates.