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[INDIANA BONES]

@adoreqvc

Thank you for posting this.

If you want butter, when do you add that.  At the end I assume?

Suggestions please for some great flavorings to add.  

This is exciting.   Even I can pull this one off.  

I just paid $20.00 for Boy Scout popcorn but it did go to a good cause.  The irony of this was my Dentist sold it.   Thought is was bad for getting under the gums the same as nuts.  Guess it depends on the Dentist.   I like the one that supports popcorn.  ROFL

[adoreqvc]

Hi Moroco,

You are most welcome.

You did a good deed by buying popcorn from the Boy Scouts, I just hope it is baby popcorn so there are less hulls.

As for popcorn getting in between gums and teeth, buy hulless popcorn, which has very few hulls.

Google hulless popcorn. and there are many brands to choose from.

As for the butter......I only use real butter, no imitaiton and no low fat.

If you microwave popcorn add the melted butter after the popcorn is done, and not while in the microwave, as it will burn.

You can nuke the butter in a microwave safe vessel and watch it carefully using the reheat button, until it is melted and before it foams and over flows, or you can do it the old fashioned way, in a small pot on low heat on the stove.

The seasonings I always add on after the popcorn has popped, but I have them all ready to add so the popcorn stays hot to absorb all the goodness of the real melted butter and whatever other seasoning I am adding to it. 

(I do not want cooked seasonings like Parm and garlic powder in with my raw unpopped popcorn).

I like to pop the corn in my Whirley Pop Popcorn popper which has the old fashioned hand crank, and I just add a little canola or coconut oil, the popcorn kernals and let it rip.

As I stated above, while the pop corn is still hot have everything ready, melted butter, seasonings, etc., and mix well. Then enjoy.

Also for  suggestions and a ton of popcorn recipes, just Google popcorn recipes and have a blast.

Morocco there are savory and sweet dessert recipes posted for popcorn, and boy oh boy, talk about POPCORN HEAVEN....those recipes are really fabulous!

Enjoy my friend!

[lovestopaint]

adored thanks so much, I'm going to try that.

Lovestopaint

[adoreqvc]

Hi DiAnne,

I have always seasoned my Whirley Pop Popcorn Maker well since I purchased it, and nothing sticks.

It is a breeze to wash with soap and water, and I never put it in the dish washer.

As for storing it I have no problems with that either because it is not bigger than many of my stock pots, so I do not find it to a problem at all.

Sorry you found it to be a problem. 

[adoreqvc]

You're very welcome lovestopaint, and I know it will be yummy..........Enjoy my friend!

[Laura14]

@adoreqvc Thank you!  @lovestopaint  Sorry I missed your posts.  That's exactly how I do it.  

If I just want plain, I throw the kernels in a paper bag and my microwave actually has a popcorn button.  Or just do some minutes and wait for the popping to slow like someone else mentioned.  

Or, I'll spray the kernels with canola oil and mix in some spices.  Then throw them in the bag and microwave.  I find the spices work better that way than adding them in after popping.

I also get the spray butter which I find is easier to use than the melt and pour if you are doing butter.  

Happy popping!

[wildcat fan]

When I add seasonings like Parmesan cheese to microwave popcorn, they all seem to fall to the bottom of the bowl. I guess melted butter would help them adhere to the popcorn, but I don't want to add that.  Maybe popping on stovetop would help?

[FunkyHulaGirl]

ROOT BEER POPCORN


Serves 8

Ingredients

8 cups of popped popcorn
½ cup unsalted butter
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup A&W® Root Beer
1 cup corn syrup
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional: 1 teaspoon root beer extract

Instructions

Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.

Pour popcorn into a large bowl, should be twice the size of the amount of popcorn you are using. I use a small roasting pan quite often for mixing candy popcorns. Set this aside.

Place a large saucepan on the stove, place the butter in the saucepan followed by the brown sugar. Turn heating element on medium heat and cook the mixture until the sugar dissolves. This should take about 3 to 5 minutes, more or less depending on your heat level and pan.

Add the root beer and cook over medium heat for about 3 minutes, bringing it to almost a boil. You want it bubbling a bit across the surface.

Add the corn syrup and allow to cook over medium-high heat until it begins to thicken. It should bubble up throughout the process, almost like making fudge, it will start to bubble and thicken after a few minutes. Stir every so often to make sure you don't heave the heat too high. You don't want the mixture to stick to the bottom of the pan.

Once it begins to thicken considerably, and starts to resemble caramel (takes about 5 to 8 minutes, or so) you can take it off the heat, turn off the element, and add the salt, and vanilla. You can also add the root beer extract if you're using it. It just gives a stronger root beer flavour. I did not use it for this batch of popcorn, but do use it on occasion depending on how strong I want the flavour to be. Stir the mixture until smooth. Allow to cool for about 5 to 7 minutes so when you pour it over the popcorn that the popcorn won't shrivel up.

Once it's cool you can pour it over the popcorn, then use a big spoon to mix everything up really well. You want to coat all the popcorn thoroughly. Once it's even coated transfer it to the cookie sheet you prepared earlier. Spread it out evenly on the pan. Allow to cool on the pan until the root beer mixture hardens up. Drying takes about 1 to 2 hours. Don't put it in the oven or you'll just melt the mixture again!

You can stir it every 30 minutes so it doesn't stick together. Personally I like it to stick together a little bit so I leave mine in chunky pieces.

Once dry you can serve it or place it in an airtight container. Best if eaten on day 1, but will keep for 2 to 3 days. If it lasts that long.



Notes
This recipe can be adjusted if you like less candy coating on your popcorn. Use 10 to 12 cups of popcorn instead of 8 if you like yours coated lightly.

[adoreqvc]

Wildcat fan,

Yes, popcorn does need something like butter or some oil, so your seaonings have something to cling to, and not fall off.

[Susan in California]

@adoreqvc

I really enjoyed your post.  Popcorn is my all time favorite snack.  My problem:

I can't stop eating it.  I'm serious, I can be  a genuine piggy. 

I don't have a crank type popcorn maker, and I almost jumped and bought one

online after reading your post. 

Today, at Costco, there were two stations passing out popcorn.  I circled a couple of times, and confessed my obsession to the very nice people giving out samples.

Everyone says it's a nice healthy snack, and of course that's true if I could eat in moderation!

I know in the back of my mind, I will be thinking about making popcorn next weekend for dinner when my husband will be out of town for a couple of days!