Buttered,
salted, caramel, there are a variety of popcorn types to please your palate.
National Popcorn Day is celebrated on January 19th. What is your
favorite way to enjoy popcorn?
As a young
child, I would watch my grandfather make popcorn in a skillet. He would first
cook a few sausage patties, they he put between two slices of bread to create a
sandwich for himself. The grease from the sausage still in the skillet, my grandfather
added kernels of popcorn.
A few
minutes later my brother and I had a bowl of seasoned popcorn. It had a hint of
spice from the sausage grease. Our friends from down the street would sit on
the front porch with us and indulge in the tasty treat.
There was
even a time when a couple of friends got together and said, “let’s create our
own store.” We put our coins together and bought candy from the corner store,
and we sold popcorn that my grandfather made. We put the popcorn in brown paper
lunch bags and sold it for .25 cents.
When my sons
were younger we frequently had family movie nights. Our snack of choice was buttery
microwave popcorn, and the occasional kettle corn for me. Today, you can find
me with a jumbo bag of Skinny Pop popcorn.
Just for fun
I looked up fun facts about popcorn. Here are a few that I found interesting:
1. Popcorn has more iron than eggs and
spinach. It also has more fiber than potato chips.
2. Americans eat about 17 billion quarts
of popcorn each year.
3. Most of the popcorn eaten around the world is grown in the united States.
Fun facts were adapted from holidayscalendaar.com.
For National
Popcorn Day, take a trip down memory lane. Think about a fond memory you had
that was related to popcorn. Grab a bag of your favorite popcorn already made
or grab a bag of kernels and pop your own. Relax and enjoy.
No comments:
Post a Comment