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Title: Popcorn
Post by: chet on August 31, 2004, 08:08:35 PM
Got me one of dem old fashioned new fangled heat over da stove crank style popcorn poppers.   8)   Fresh popcorn, a cold one and da forum, eh life is good.
Not sure if my mouse likes all da butter, it seems to be gittin' a little slippery.  ;D
Title: Re: Popcorn
Post by: Jeff on August 31, 2004, 08:24:46 PM
Do they sel Jiffy Pop anymore?  It sure was cool seeing that foil puff up even if the popcorn did burn everytime. :D
Title: Re: Popcorn
Post by: DanG on August 31, 2004, 10:21:49 PM
DanG yer hide, Chet!  You made me go dig out a sack of that neucrowave stuff. I et the whole thing. Ya know what that is, don'tcha? Its just whole grain grits. Thats what makes it so good.   ;D
I'll be spittin' out them little husk things for 2 or 3 days! :-/
Title: Re: Popcorn
Post by: Fla._Deadheader on September 01, 2004, 05:13:48 AM
  Right on, DanG. I don't unnerstand them Yankees. They eat Grits-on-A-stick all the time.   (on the cob).  ;D :D :D
Title: Re: Popcorn
Post by: Woodcarver on September 01, 2004, 10:11:22 AM
I just had a crown put on a tooth I broke eating popcorn.  Told the dentist I wasn't going to bite any more old maids.  :) :)
Title: Re: Popcorn
Post by: Patty on September 01, 2004, 10:54:06 AM
We've gone full circle on the popcorn here at our house. Years ago we popped it on the stove in a big pan, then Jiffy came along, followed by the air poppers, microwave poppers and such Got so I didn't even like popcorn. Recently I went back to popping it on the stove, WOW  8) it tastes the way popcorn ought to taste again.  :)  
Title: Re: Popcorn
Post by: Roxie on September 01, 2004, 11:45:34 AM
In our neighborhood, the Amish pop it on the stove and then caramalize it to give as gifts for the holidays.  Last Christmas, my fella was the recipient of such a gift, and foolishly left it in my kitchen pantry.  I had several days of enjoying a few pieces, when one night I was gripped by a horrific pain in my side.  Really horrific...the go to the emergency room kind of pain.  I found out that there are kind of pouches in some peoples intestines and they can't EAT popcorn.   :)  Who would have guessed it?  When my boyfriend got to the emergency room, his only words were, "where'd ya get the popcorn?"   :D
Title: Re: Popcorn
Post by: old3dogg on September 01, 2004, 05:39:26 PM
Jeff.
My wife and kids just informed me that yep!
They still make Jiffy Pop.
I like our old camp fire pop corn popper.Best pop corn ever.
Title: Re: Popcorn
Post by: Jeff on September 01, 2004, 05:51:07 PM
The best popcorn I can remember I sold as a boy scout. It came with a packet of oil to cook it in. cocoa butter oil or something like that as I remember. It was a divided packet, popcorn on one side, and this brown crisco textured oil on the other.
Title: Re: Popcorn
Post by: old3dogg on September 01, 2004, 05:57:05 PM
My fav is to pop it over a wood fire in butter and than sprinkle a lot of salt and a little garlic salt over it.
Real butter taste the best.
Title: Re: Popcorn
Post by: Corley5 on September 01, 2004, 07:14:19 PM
Zach and I have been using an old electric crank type popper.  Works great and makes super good popcorn.  We had an air popper at home when I was a kid and at the time it seemed like good popcorn.  Musta been the novelty of it.  The last time I had air popped corn it seemed chewy.  Popcorn at the movie theater is still my.
Title: Re: Popcorn
Post by: Cedarman on September 02, 2004, 08:05:38 AM
80 per cent of my extra weight is because of popcorn. It has to be the food of the gods. I have had it all. The best is to use a Monon stir popper with Orville's oil.  I put about 1/4 stick of butter in the microwave  and heat until real melted. As soon as it quits popping, kill the fire and poor into a ceramic bowl. Pour 1/2 the butter on in spiral motion towards the center, shake a good dose of Reese's butter flavored fine ground pop corn salt on.  Then kind of shake the bowl to get the bottom corn on top. ( Hard to describe how to do it). Pour the last 1/2 of the butter on, salt. And dig in. Sometimes if I made a huge batch and didn't eat it all that evening, it is amazing how good it tastes the next morning.  Oh! man I love popcorn!
Title: Re: Popcorn
Post by: OneWithWood on September 02, 2004, 08:11:33 AM
Cedarman, I do the same thing except I sub parmisian cheese for the salt.  Hmmmmm
Only prob is all that butter on the remote :D
Title: Re: Popcorn
Post by: Cedarman on September 02, 2004, 04:04:28 PM
Say, OneWithWood, since you aren't too far north of me you probably watch a little basketball a few months from now. There's nothing better than a little popcorn with a Big Ten ball game on TV. I need to be a little careful here as you might be an IU fan. We might have to get together and share a bowl. That is if you share and you watch a little ball.
Title: Re: Popcorn
Post by: OneWithWood on September 04, 2004, 07:05:55 PM
I've been known to watch a game or three.  Can't watch a game without the corn and a cold beverage or two.  Yeah, I would admit to being a IU fan :D
Title: Re: Popcorn
Post by: Cedarman on September 08, 2004, 02:31:31 PM
When IU plays PU it might take a cold beverage or two to keep things from getting too hot.