Popcorn

[jdb79]

Out here in Kansas, we also know the pleasures of popped milo. (For those who don't know what milo is, it's a type of grain sorghum that's grown for cattle feed. Much better adapted to the Plains -- and thus, much more sustainable -- than pesticide-intensive, water-guzzling corn.) Milo has much smaller kernels, so it's harder to pop a full bowlful of the stuff, but it's quite tasty!

I've never had it any other way besides just a milo-harvesting-season snack, but I just found out you can actually buy the stuff!
http://www.bobsredmill.com/recipes/how-to-make/popped-sorghum/

We have fooled around with growing heirloom popping sorghum for a couple years. Fun stuff.

Beyond the pleasure of eating nutty miniature popcorn kernels, I've found that country mice love to stuff every kernel they can fit into hollow broom handles and PVC pipes--by the looks of things I must've fed an army of mice with my crop. And it's murder on the fingers if you ever get cute and try to string it onto your Christmas tree.

 

[donna]

Jan. 19 was National Popcorn Day. Thought better bring this thread up, even thou a day late. Just love popcorn.

 

[donna]

Thought bump this thread on popcorn. If you have any history on it or recipes, please add.

 

[eeric]

Olive oil, salt and parmesan.

 

[donna]

Some Popcorn Trivia:

Colonial Housewives served popcorn for breakfast with sugar and cream on it.

1800s people loved popcorn. Mostly made at home. Some sold at general stores.

In 1880's Albert Dickinson of Iowa 1st to produce popcorn. It was known as Big Buster and Little Buster.

First popcorn machine invented by Charley Cretors of Chicago in 1885. Their machines still produced today and used at movie theatrics.

In 1914 the American Popcorn Co. founded. They produced Jolly Time Popcorn.

 

[donna]

It is time to pop some popcorn and string it for your tree. It is National string popcorn day. It is also good to keep some popcorn to eat. It is snack enjoyed for centuries.

Our Civil War ancestors would have strung popcorn for their trees. They liked to decorate with all natural things.

 

[JPChurch]

My mother's family (long before she was born) lived in a small modest farmhome 3 blocks from the banks of the Muskigum River in Marietta Ohio. They used to string popcorn for their trees all the time. This was like in the late 1880's according to my mom's tales about back then........Stringing popcorn is a great tradition....She said the oldest daughter put some candles on their Christmas tree one year and it caught on fire. Luckily for them they had a hand pump in the kitchen sink to fill buckets of water to put it out. She got hollered at real good for that. I think now days that would be similar to letting one of your kids borrow the family car and it makes it back home all bashed up for whatever reason.

My great grandma on my father's side used to stop the Charles Chips man in his truck when he passed through our neighborhood. She'd get us peanut brittle and caramel popped corn and a huge can of "Charles Chips" potato chips. Early 1960's. Great grandmothers are really great!!!!

My favorite pop corn is the "Pop Secret Jumbo." Cooked in a hot air popper machine. Add whatever you want to it once it's popped. Be careful, don't crack any molars!!!!!!!! Microwave popcorn in the bag is not good for you. Best popcorn hands down is cooked in a big pot with some oil in the bottom and a good lid on top. But that gets messy.

 

[donna]

Bumping on string popcorn day, Dec. 13. Thought interesting on popcorn.

We use to string popcorn for our tree when I was young. I also remember doing at my Granny's house for large real tree they had. It was fun to do and of course good to eat leftover popcorn.

 

[donna]

Saw show on history of popcorn last night. Thought bump this older thread. There are several posters haven't seen in a while on this thread. Miss many of them.

Popcorn been popular for hundreds of years. Always liked in my family.

 

[donna]

Bumping on Popcorn.

 

[LoyaltyOfDogs]

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

Happy to report that Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, about a 25-minute drive north of Gettysburg, still has Haar's Drive-in. Sorry I don't know if they serve popcorn. It's been several years since we went.

 

[Story]

Bumping on Popcorn.

I'll see your Bump and raise you a Ludicrosity.

What would a period urban popcorn cart look like,
are there primary source plans
and
how cool would it be to troll the spectators from inside the safety line
with sacks for sale
as the units march out of camp for battle?*

Also, January 19th is National Popcorn Day.


* I'd get a Monkey in a Zouave uniform as a helper.

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