I remember popping popcorn in a covered iron skillet on top of the cookstove shaking back and forth with pot holders to keep from getting burned. Used lard spooned into the skillet for grease. Bought popcorn on the cob in a peck sack and shelled it by hand as we needed it. Had darned few "old maids" as we called the unpopped kernels.
Also remember a long handled wire basket we shook over the stovetop to pop corn in. Went great with a big old Delicious apple while playing monopoly or working a 1,000 piece jig saw puzzle on the dining room table on a cold winter night with homework and chores all done, radio on, snug as a bug in a rug in our corn cob fire warm homes with our families. Life was good and all was well. We were safe, innocent and knew no better.
More modern popcorn poppers came along with electric hot plates and a crank to turn. Then Hot air poppers entered the scene and, finally, corn in a bag for the nuker. I still love popcorn. Make mine with lots of butter and salty.
--Submitted by Rex Cross
My sisters used to make carmel popcorn balls, also. They made fudge candy, too, and Ieven learned the recipe for the fudge candy.
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