MORALES is popping in with some corny facts...

Here is a cute children's video that was made by one of my fellow graduates, Steve Blunt.

Did you know that October is National Popcorn Poppin' Month?

• Americans consume 16 billion quarts of popcorn
• Popcorn is low in calories as compared to other snacks. A cup of air-popped popcorn would have 31 calories and a cup of oil-popped only 55 per cup.
• Popcorn kernels that do not pop are called "Old Maids"
• The bulk of popcorn is eaten at home
• Peak popcorn consumption is in the fall
• There are six types of maize/corn, pod, sweet, flour, dent, flint and popcorn. Out of these only popcorn pops.
• Most of the popcorn in the U.S is grown in the Midwest, Nebraska, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky and Missouri.
• When popped, popcorn comes in two basic shapes. Snowflake and mushroom. Snowflake is bigger and pops better too, that is the reason it is used in movie theaters and ballparks. Mushroom is used for candy confectioners, as it does not crumble.
• Most microwave ovens have a popcorn button too-- popping popcorn is the number 1 use for microwave ovens.

Most theaters back in the 1920's refused to sell popcorn in their theaters because it made such a mess. Vendors would set up popcorn poppers next to theaters and sold popcorn to the patrons on their way into the theaters.

During the depression, popcorn (5-10¢/bag) was one of the few luxuries that families could afford.

Popcorn History

It is said that popcorn originated in Mexico. The oldest ears of corn were found in a bat cave in west central Mexico in 1948. Cachise Indians who date back to 2,500 B.C. are thought to have grown and eaten corn. A funeral urn dating back to 300 A.D. also shows a picture of a maize god with a primitive head-dress on.

Popcorn was first introduced to English colonists at the first Thanksgiving feast in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It was brought as a goodwill gift by one of the chief's brothers. The colonists then thought of eating popcorn with milk and sugar and this was what came to be known as the breakfast cereal. At this time, there were more than 700 varieties of popcorn.

When Columbus first arrived in the West Indies he noticed that the natives there were eating popcorn and were using it for decoration too. When Mexico was invaded by the Cortes in 1519, they discovered that popcorn was important to the Aztecs too. It was used for decorating their ceremonial head-dresses, necklaces as well as for food.
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/popcorn-facts.html

Local Apple Orchards and Pumpkin Farms

• Norton Farm (Rt 64, St.Charles)
• Kuiper's Farm (Watson Rd., Maple Park)
• Gould Cider Mill (Green Rd., Elburn)
• Goebbert's Pumpkin Patch (Reinking Rd., Hampshire)
• The Pumpkin Wagon (Rt 20, Elgin)
• Pine Apple Acres (Powers Rd., Huntley)
• Ben's Giant Pumpkins & Farm Market (Jericho Rd., Sugar Grove)
• Tom's Farm Market & Greenhouse (Algonquin Rd., Huntley)

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Diane Morales
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Keller Williams Fox Valley Realty
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