Today Is Popcorn Day  |
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|  January 19th is the day set aside to celebrate national popcorn day. I love popcorn personally. Do you? Here are some interesting facts about popcorn. If you have anything to add, please share it with us. Why do you love popcorn?
Biblical accounts of "corn" stored in the pyramids of Egypt are misunderstood. The "corn" from the bible was probably barley. The mistake comes from a changed use of the word "corn," which used to signify the most-used grain of a specific place.
In England, "corn" was wheat, and in Scotland and Ireland the word referred to oats. Since maize was the common American "corn," it took that name -- and keeps it today.
It is believed that the first use of wild and early cultivated corn was popping.
The oldest ears of popcorn ever found were discovered in the Bat Cave of west central New Mexico in 1948 and 1950. Ranging from smaller than a penny to about 2 inches, the oldest Bat Cave ears are about 4,000 years old.
Popcorn was integral to early 16th century Aztec Indian ceremonies. Bernardino de Sahagun writes: "And also a number of young women danced, having so vowed, a popcorn dance. As thick as tassels of maize were their popcorn garlands. And these they placed upon (the girls') heads."
In 1519, Cortes got his first sight of popcorn when he invaded Mexico and came into contact with the Aztecs. Popcorn was an important food for the Aztec Indians, who also used popcorn as decoration for ceremonial headdresses, necklaces and ornaments on statues of their gods, including Tlaloc, the god of rain and fertility.
An early Spanish account of a ceremony honoring the Aztec gods who watched over fishermen reads: "They scattered before him parched corn, called momochitl, a kind of corn which bursts when parched and discloses its contents and makes itself look like a very white flower; they said these were hailstones given to the god of water."
Writing of Peruvian Indians in 1650, the Spaniard Cobo says, "They toast a certain kind of corn until it bursts. They call it pisancalla, and they use it as a confection."
The use of the moldboard plow became commonplace in the mid-1800s and led to the widespread planting of maize in the United States.
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1.  palonghorn (4212)
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4 years ago
| |  Thanks for some interesting facts about popcorn. I guess I'll have to pop me a bag today for my birthday.lol I love popcorn, and many times have just that for lunch. I also like the kettle corn for a sweet/salty flavor. It is about the only flavored popcorn I like, other than caramel.
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| creativedreamweaver (4599)
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4 years ago
| | I love kettle corn and carmel popcorn too. Sometimes I like the cheddar cheese flavored, but usually it is just butter or kettle. Thanks for the response and happy birthday. | | | |
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| 2. tentwo67 (2443)
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4 years ago
| |  That's pretty interesting. I swear, there's a day for everything!
I have been more into popcorn lately. I will most likely make some today in honor of the day!!!
Hope everyone has a great one.
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| 3. raydene (5491)
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4 years ago
| |  Lots of good info..thanks
I do like popcorn and make a popcorn treat sometimes
with nuts, butter, and honey.that is baked and tastes
alot like caramel corn but better with the honey.
xoxoxoxoxo
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| 4. savypat (13307)
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4 years ago
| |  All I can say to this is thank you. I love popcorn, and all other kinds of corn also. It's used around here often.
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| 5. Lakota12 (23197)
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4 years ago
| |  Yes I love popcorn adn I did know that the Indians had it for centurys.
What they grow came in different colors as well . Have you seen it?
I havent seen it growing but have seen it in the stores around Halloween and thnksgiving time.
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6.  Annmac (790)
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4 years ago
| |  I wonder if my sister knows her birthday is on Popcorn Day? I should have bought her some. lol. What fascinating facts. I knew that Wheat was called corn in England but not why, (I always wondered why English 'corn dollies' were made of wheat stalks) A day you learn something isn't wasted!
The only things I know about Pop corn is that I don't like it much and that people used to string it together and decorate Christmas Trees with it!. My hubby and kids love it either sweet or savoury and we used to have a Pop-corn maker! It's not always easy here in our little corner of the NW of England to get though and the ready-made doesn't taste the same - they say.
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| 7. ElicBxn (24670)
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4 years ago
| |  no, don' t do popcorn either
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| 8. moondancer (4017)
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4 years ago
| |  Very creative things can be done with popcorn and corn kernals. The information you added is very interesting for those of us that did not know this.
My family all of us love popcorn and I didn't know we even had a day for the celbration of popcorn. This is fun and informative.
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| 9. winterose (18782)
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4 years ago
| |  wow this is absolutely amazing, I love histories of anything, I might do a write up myself about the history of corn and put it own ac, and gather. Thank you so much for this.
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