Do you make popcorn from scratch?
By snowy
@snowy22315 (192782)
United States
July 25, 2024 7:55pm CST
I don't do it too often, although I probably should..is to put popcorn in a paper bag with a little bit of salt and oil and pop it in the microwave. It is far healthier than the commercial microwave stuff..and a bag of kernels last a very long time. It is probably like 5 cents or less per serving. You can also make kettle corn by adding a bit of sugar to it if that is your preference..or different spices can be added as well. How do you make your popcorn?
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@snowy22315 (192782)
• United States
26 Jul
I love the popcorn smell and especially at the movies. Always is so tempting.
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@snowy22315 (192782)
• United States
26 Jul
I have one of those in a storage locker Just eating popcorn plain like that, I don't find very appetizing
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@snowy22315 (192782)
• United States
26 Jul
@dfollin Ha, if I could find it I would let you have mine.
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@AmbiePam (100474)
• United States
26 Jul
I usually just buy Skinny Pop on occasion. Have you had it? It’s bare bones popcorn, but somehow, still really good. But I don’t eat popcorn much anymore anyway due to eating it consistently for a few months. It’s such a healthy snack (I don’t put anything on it) that I ate it too often not to get sick of it.
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@AmbiePam (100474)
• United States
26 Jul
@snowy22315 I have only had the plain.
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@snowy22315 (192782)
• United States
26 Jul
Yeah, coincidentally I had one of the small bags earlier this week It was the cheese flavored stuff.
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@sallypup (65215)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Jul
I used to just put popcorn in an oily pan, shut the lid tight and turned the stove burner on high. Often I sprinkled nutritional yeast on and for hubby, cayenne pepper. Last night I grabbed a bag of microwave popcorn- we have a mic up in our bedroom.
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@snowy22315 (192782)
• United States
26 Jul
I don't think I have ever tried nutritional yeast I guess it is not the same as Brewers yeast. What kind of flavor does it impart?
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@sallypup (65215)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Jul
@snowy22315 Nutritional yeast is another name for brewer's yeast. It gives a cheesy taste.
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@snowy22315 (192782)
• United States
26 Jul
I never was crazy about the air popper. A lot of people like that whirly pop thing
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@pitsipeahie (5358)
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26 Jul
Yes. I make popcorn from scratch by buying raw popcorn kernels at the supermarket and popping them in a pot on the stove. I just add salt. Sometimes I don't even add anything. If I feel like it I also make buttered popcorn or caramelized popcorn or if I have cheese powder then, cheese popcorn it is. But most often, just the plain no flavor, no anything.
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@snowy22315 (192782)
• United States
26 Jul
@pitsipeahie I prefer the microwave bags, but only when I can get the 100 calorie ones. The store I go to doesn't usually have them.
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@snowy22315 (192782)
• United States
26 Jul
My mother used to make popcorn on the stovetop back in the day. She just used a heavy pot and some oil. I have never done that though.
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@pitsipeahie (5358)
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26 Jul
@snowy22315 That's how I exactly make my popcorn! 
I don't have those fancy popcorn makers and I seldom buy those microwavable popcorns.
I don't have those fancy popcorn makers and I seldom buy those microwavable popcorns.1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (192782)
• United States
26 Jul
I like the paper bag method if I am not eating the microwave popcorn in a commercial bag
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@LeaPea2417 (38061)
• Toccoa, Georgia
26 Jul
As a child, I have memories of popping popcorn in a pop corn popper that we had. Now, I usually buy popcorn in the microwave bag.
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@snowy22315 (192782)
• United States
26 Jul
My mother just used a heavy saucepan
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@LeaPea2417 (38061)
• Toccoa, Georgia
27 Jul
@snowy22315 the popcorn popper we had had a clear cover and clear walls and it was fun watching the kernels pop.
@LindaOHio (194717)
• United States
26 Jul
I rarely eat popcorn. I have some kettle corn; but I've only had one bag. Have a good weekend.
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@Beestring (15629)
• Hong Kong
26 Jul
I just eat popcorns when I go to see a movie. I buy popcorns at the store near the cinema.
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@snowy22315 (192782)
• United States
26 Jul
Movie popcorn is the best. There is a store here that sells popcorn that tastes just like the corn they have in the movies for a lot less monez. It is popped in coconut oil.
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