You can file this one under the practical, healthier alternative section.
Our kids love popcorn. I have fallen into the easy habit of throwing a bag into the microwave without a second thought. Then, I realized that by doing so, I was serving up some chemicals with the popcorn.(I do not know the details, other than the lining of the bag, when heated lets off some sort of emissions.)
Yesterday I bought a big jar of popcorn kernels. It cost me $4 for 30 oz. compared with the microwave kind that is typically around $3 for three bags. Already I was feeling a bit ahead of the game by saving a good amount of money.
Since I have never actually popped popcorn from scratch I followed the cooking instructions (not something I often do). 2 - 3 tablespoons of oil and 1/2 cup of kernels. Heat the oil, add the corn, cover...and pop. Easy. It advised using at least a 3 quart pot. Next time I will go larger as I had popcorn everywhere by the time it stopped popping.
It was super easy and took about as much time to pop as the microwave bag takes. The added bonus...real melted butter. While it popped I melted about 3 tablespoons of butter and some kosher salt and stirred it into the popcorn. Goodness...it was so much better than the microwave stuff.
So...next time you are up for some popcorn, go the old fashioned way. It's healthier, cheaper and just plain tastes better.
Enjoy!
1 comment:
Love it, Chris. I haven't ever bought microwave popcorn and always make it from scratch. I learned from my grandmother - and I learned the hard way on quantity. She told me I didn't need so many kernels, but I REALLY wanted a lot of popcorn. She let me pop it all and learn (one of the many blessings of growing up with her)...it led to having popcorn all over the place!!!
When you make scratch corn (as my friend Jeff would say), there are also more topping options - if you like spicy, try adding some chili powder! Shazam!
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