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Why Do We Get Insane Over Popcorn???

ECBG — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 01:24:41 GMT

I love the smell, the slite salty flavor and chewing popcorn!

I'm hooked, although, I never think of it! My first thought is of "chocolate, chocolate...."!!!!

Re: Why Do We Get Insane Over Popcorn???

ILTH — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 01:57:52 GMT

BECAUSE IT SMELLS SO GOOD!😃 (except most microwave popcorn. P.U.👎)

That's why movie theatres used to pump the smell out onto the street. To entice people to come in.

Re: Why Do We Get Insane Over Popcorn???

LisaMofSLC — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 02:16:40 GMT

I worked part time in a movie theatre. What torture. The smell was so enticing. As an employee, I could have as much as I wanted free. But, man, when someone would burn it, the stench was all over the place. You can't easily clear your nose of that lol

Re: Why Do We Get Insane Over Popcorn???

sidsmom — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 02:41:07 GMT

I remember a thousand yrs ago when we kids were sick,

Mom would fix us toast & popcorn w/ ginger ale.

To this day, if I’m feeling oogy or under the weather,

my comfort food is popcorn.

Weird?

Re: Why Do We Get Insane Over Popcorn???

Junker2327 — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 03:22:08 GMT

I could not live without my weekly dose of popcorn with butter on it.

Beckyblu

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tucsongal — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 04:23:52 GMT

I consider 🍿 my favorite food! I use a silicone microwave popper (never the packages) with olive oil. It tastes

like it was made in an old fashioned popper.

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ID2 — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 10:16:37 GMT

Nope, not a fan. All It does is get stuck in my teeth. Yuck.

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Hoovermom — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 12:00:02 GMT

Moose tracks popcorn is my guilty splurge.

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SharkE — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 12:05:34 GMT

@Junker2327 wrote:
I could not live without my weekly dose of popcorn with butter on it.

Beckyblu

Enjoy butter while you can day will come when you'll be told "butter is out" either switch to 'I can't believe it's not butter' or go without for the betterment of your cholesterol level.

Re: Why Do We Get Insane Over Popcorn???

Mothertrucker — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 12:09:18 GMT

LOL! In high school, we had a snack bar which would pop corn before "snack" period...

Though we loved it, my friends and I decided that there were THREE smells that smelled a lot better, more enticing, etc than they actually TASTE..

Our Big 3???? Popcorn, toast and coffee!

Not that they dont taste good but there is just something about those aromas that is iresistable...

Re: Why Do We Get Insane Over Popcorn???

LIndaMJ — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 12:37:02 GMT

It smells and tastes so good! My favorite is dripping with (substitute) butter and lots of salt or the caramel. Rarely do I have it though, because of my extensive dental work.

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Montana — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 12:49:26 GMT

Popcorn was my favorite snack until a hull got lodged in my gums. It irritated and hurt my gums. I had a hard time removing it and it took a while for my gums to heal.

I stopped eating popcorn after that. I still miss it.

Re: Why Do We Get Insane Over Popcorn???

shoptilyadropagain — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 13:20:17 GMT

I believe the smell is 10 times better than the actual taste of popcorn. However, I still love the taste of it too. I don't make it at home anymore nor do I buy it at a movie theater. I tend to buy the already popped flavored corn now....although that's really more about the flavorings than the popcorn, itself. Caramel and White Cheddar are my favs!

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Citrine1 — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 14:11:45 GMT

@Mothertrucker I couldn't agree more about "smells" being better than "taste" sometimes. I feel that way about tea. Taste is fine, but the smell of a teabag is heaven!

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giddy up — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 15:39:41 GMT

I am not a big eater of popcorn but once in a while I microwave some. I always buy the smallest bags possible because I don't want to have to eat a big bowl of it. I always melt my own butter and add some salt.

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Suzeecat — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 16:20:31 GMT

I almost always have a bag of either Smart Pop white cheddar or the kettle popcorn in the purple bag I buy at Costco (can't remember what it's called) around the house. I never pop my own anymore.

And, while popped popcorn smells wonderful, there is nothing worse than the smell of burned microwave popcorn! Once in a while someone will burn it at work and the smell permeates the entire office for the rest of the day!

Re: Why Do We Get Insane Over Popcorn???

ECBG — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 22:26:06 GMT

@sidsmom wrote:
I remember a thousand yrs ago when we kids were sick,
Mom would fix us toast & popcorn w/ ginger ale.
To this day, if I’m feeling oogy or under the weather,
my comfort food is popcorn.
Weird?

@sidsmom Not wierd at all! Many foods and smells give us comfort we experienced as a child as we are transported. The same with music. A song can put you mentally at another time.

Re: Why Do We Get Insane Over Popcorn???

ECBG — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 22:31:59 GMT

@giddy up wrote:
I am not a big eater of popcorn but once in a while I microwave some. I always buy the smallest bags possible because I don't want to have to eat a big bowl of it. I always melt my own butter and add some salt.

@giddy up You and I fix popcorn the same. DH fixed some the other night and it just had salt on it. I hadn't had any in eons, so of course, my little custard cup was yummy!

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DecorDiva — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 22:39:55 GMT

@LIndaMJ wrote:
It smells and tastes so good! My favorite is dripping with (substitute) butter and lots of salt or the caramel. Rarely do I have it though, because of my extensive dental work.

@LIndaMJ - I can sympathize! I gave it up when my popcorn cost me $1000 because I had to get a crown.

Re: Why Do We Get Insane Over Popcorn???

Keybra — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 22:44:32 GMT

@SharkE wrote:
@Junker2327 wrote:
I could not live without my weekly dose of popcorn with butter on it.

Beckyblu

Enjoy butter while you can day will come when you'll be told "butter is out" either switch to 'I can't believe it's not butter' or go without for the betterment of your cholesterol level.

Eat it in moderation. There is NOTHING worse for you than margarine.