Finally some news that matters.
To: Mr. Blonde
I used to wake up every morning wondering about this mystery - it took over my life. I can finally go on living now.
To: Mr. Blonde
I remember when dad was stationed at Scott AFB - we used to go off base and buy our popcorn straight from the farmer. That, by far, was the best tasting popcorn I have ever had.
3 posted on
05/16/2005 2:54:41 PM PDT by
Tennessee_Bob
(The Crew Chief's Toolbox: A roll around cabinet full of specialists.)
To: Mr. Blonde
I can never get my popcorn shrimp to pop correctly.
To: Mr. Blonde
To: Mr. Blonde
![](http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/bush.100/images/cut.row2.col4.bush.pic.jpg)
Wait a minute...
The No Kernal Left Behind Act.
Yeah,NKLB. I like it!
6 posted on
05/16/2005 2:59:02 PM PDT by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: Mr. Blonde
I hate it when the husk remnants get caught between my teeth. If that little problem would be solved I'd go back to snacking on popcorn.
7 posted on
05/16/2005 3:00:12 PM PDT by
Horatio Gates
(Mullah al-Whipple says,"Don't squeeze the Koran." Safe for septic sytems.)
To: Mr. Blonde; Nataku X
just in: still no cure for cancer.
To: Mr. Blonde
Just buy Orville Redenbacher popcorn. Pert near every kernel pops.
9 posted on
05/16/2005 3:01:40 PM PDT by
Ken H
To: Mr. Blonde
I`m still waiting for the worlds greatest mystery to be solved; Why Ted Kennedy keeps getting re-elected Senator every six years for the past 40 plus years. I would say a similar mystery would be why Hitlery was elected, but then I realize she wasn`t. She used the alternative election process; "My husband is President and he can pardon whoever he wants."
To: Mr. Blonde
Popcorn--another cool creation by God.
11 posted on
05/16/2005 3:02:17 PM PDT by
k2blader
('Lost' ping list - Please FReepmail me if you want on/off. :-)
To: Mr. Blonde
popcorn kernels must have a precise moisture level in their starchy center - about 15 percent
You shouldnt use both precise and about to describe a measurement.
The little husk things get stuck on my tonsils and make me gag like I have a hair in the back of my throat. And I eat it anyway and gag.
12 posted on
05/16/2005 3:02:20 PM PDT by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: Ping; Peanut Gallery
14 posted on
05/16/2005 3:04:27 PM PDT by
Professional Engineer
(Okay, I've deleted the operating system, now what?)
To: Mr. Blonde
This research seems pretty useless when you consider that I get essentially 100% poppage with nearly every batch,mm using the cheapest popcorn they sell.
The key factor is the pan/oil temperature.
The secret: put three kernels in the pot when starting to heat up the oil. When you hear them all pop, toss in the rest. The oil will be at the perfect temperature, and you won't get burnt kernels or unpopped ones.
When the oil is too cool, the more pop-prone kernels on the bell curve pop much earlier, at a lower temperature, and you are faced with letting them burn, or having lots of unpopped kernels.
When the oil is too hot, it's less of a problem, but the surfaces may be so hot that burning will occur.
It's all about letting the oil get hot enough.
The other secret: make fine salt that sticks by using a motorized coffee grinder (the handheld cylindrical kind that sell for about $10) to whizz table salt into a nice powder. Don't use a mill that has been used for coffee, or you will taste it. The salt mill can also be used to grind herbs and spices.
16 posted on
05/16/2005 3:05:29 PM PDT by
Atlas Sneezed
(Your FRiendly FReeper Patent Attorney)
To: Mr. Blonde
Finally some news that matters.
***
For a popcorn junkie like me, it DOES matter. :)
To: Mr. Blonde
19 posted on
05/16/2005 3:06:32 PM PDT by
sharktrager
(The masses will trade liberty for a more quiet life.)
To: TheStickman
24 posted on
05/16/2005 3:09:42 PM PDT by
visualops
(Leftists are lunatics.)
To: Mr. Blonde
Scientists say they now know why some popcorn kernels resist popping into puffy white globes.I think we're talking Nobel Prize here!
To: Mr. Blonde
Old maids? I'd never heard of that one.
31 posted on
05/16/2005 3:19:10 PM PDT by
Tall_Texan
(If you can think 180-degrees apart from reality, you might be a Democrat.)
To: Mr. Blonde
Well,
I'm certainly going to sleep better tonight.......
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37 posted on
05/16/2005 5:07:02 PM PDT by
Viking2002
(Help Nature to thin the herd. Eat a liberal.)
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