| Show Popcorn the Childrens Favorite What a sense of comfort a big dish of popped corn gives us For the children chil-dren they hall It with delight while the older members of the circle not only enjoy the delicious crispness of the dainty morsels but tho memories of other days and pleasant fireside parties which It recalls What child has not floored the parent sometime some-time by the question What makes popcorn popCorn pop-Corn contains oil and moIsture In varying proportions When heated this expands bursting tho starch grains and popping open the kernels causing tho explosion which we call popping I In common corn this oil Is not In such a large proportion so that when heated It only cracks without exploding explo-ding when heated Sometimes corn that Is too dry will not pop To remedy this pour water over the corn In tho popper and shake well before heating A nice way to pop corn and season It at tho samo time Is to put It Into a dripping pan with a small piece of butter and the needed salt make a cover of brown paper by folding the corners and fitting and pinning them Then put on a hot stove and shake constantly An Iron kettle with a tight cover Is commonly used but It Is not as easy to keep tho corn stirring in that as in the pan n n If the corn Is popped In a popper the butter Is melted and poured over tho corn In a thin stream stirring nil tho time Then add the required amount of salt and It Is ready to herve A few recipes for preparing popcorn dainties imiy bo acceptable especially to the young people Poocorn Balls Put threefourths of n cupful of light brown sugar half a cupful of molasses and n tablespoonful of vinegar togeth ud In a buttered saucepan Cook without with-out stirring until It becomes brittle when dropped In water then add one fourth cf a cupful of butter and when It spins a thread It Is done Add one fourth of a teaspoonful of soda and pour In a fine stream over four quarts of popcorn stirring until evenly distributed dis-tributed Dip the hands In cold water and quickly mold the balls into shapo |
