Good Snackage

We ate a lot of air popped popcorn in my house growing up. It was simply a very typical evening snack food. We had a large metal bowl that was pretty much only used for two things--popcorn and making roll dough. As a kid we popped the popcorn, buttered and salted it, and all tryed to squeeze in around the bowl to enjoy the fresh treat. Of course we had large cups that we could fill and use for snacking, but there was just nothing that could beat grabbing a few pieces of popcorn and then rubbing it in the bowl to get some extra butter and salt. YUM.

For the first 8 or so years of our marriage, we did not have a beautiful metal popcorn bowl, but we did have a good sized glass bowl that worked just fine--until the day a small child grabbed it off the table and it came crashing to the floor...but I still had not found a good "popcorn" bowl, so we made due for another year or so with other bowls, but they weren't as good. You simply can't rub the butter and salt off the inside of a plastic bowl the same was you can a glass or metal one. I finally found the perfect bowl just after Evelyn was born, and popcorn has been delicious ever since!

Everyone likes their popcorn their own way, but we have become rather particular in our house. I can only use the white popcorn kernels. They are a softer, tastier, smaller "puff", and you get much less of the yucky hull thing that gets stuck in your teeth and throat. Of course I can only buy it in the bulk bins at Winco, but at least it is in town! The greatest debate in our house is the topping. We all love butter and salt, but the kids especially love it with butter and Parmesan cheese. Both are delicious, so quite often we split it into two bowls for optimal snacking enjoyment. The other great thing is when the leftover popcorn isn't tasting so yummy and buttery, you toss Parmesan cheese on it, and it is tasty all over again!

We made some yummy popcorn last night. It was delicious. I could, and nearly do, eat it every day!