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A Bit of Popcorn History
Many take their popcorn popper for granted and don’t give the history of popcorn a second thought. The history of popcorn is long and colorful. The snack is cheap, is versatile and rather crunchy, too. It can be low calorie or highly caloric depending on the topping and contrary to some belief, popcorn isn’t just for the movies. The snack has a long history of consumption dating back to 300 A.D and was described in ancient readings as a white flower because of the transformation a popped kernel of corn endures before being consumed.
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Popcorn is a staple for many people in terms of snack foods and it has been this way for many years. Thousands of years ago, Indians popped this corn and there is a lot of information that shows popcorn use throughout various parts of the world. There are discoveries of popcorn being eaten and used in tribal costumes from thousands of years ago.
Many early popcorn poppers included simply popping it over an open fire and trying to catch it before it landed. Much later, popcorn popper containers were designed to stop the popped corn from traveling and Aztec and Peruvian museums often display old popcorn vessels.
Popcorn isn’t just for snacking. As mentioned, it’s used in tribal costumes, used to decorate idols, given as gifts and eaten as meals such as for cereal and as an ingredient used in soup.
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A popcorn popper can be used with or without oil. There are air poppers that are on the market as well as popcorn poppers designed to use on the stove, over an open fire or in a microwave. Because popcorn is so popular, there are many businesses based on this product alone and many businesses thrived even in the depression based on popcorn because it was something that could be sold even to those really suffering financially. According to Wikipedia, six different cities claim to be the popcorn capital of the world.
Although popcorn appears to be dry, there’s an amount of moisture inside of the kernel that makes it pop when it’s exposed to heat. That moisture creates steam which causes the explosion. Because popcorn appears so dry on the outside, if preserved well, it can last for many years and still be able to pop. This is evident when you look at history and see that many discovered ears of corn were able to pop after hundreds of years.
Proper moisture levels for preservation of corn kernels is a factor in the outcome of the popped corn. Corn variety is also said to be important. If the un-popped corn is too wet, it will spoil. If it’s too dry, it won’t pop successfully and the yield won’t be large, fluffy pieces. Different varieties have different success rates of popping as well as different production of popcorn. Some popcorn turns out large and fluffy with a light center and other popcorn can turn out hard in the middle and not as large. Finding a good combination of popcorn and popcorn popper can help you make popcorn at home that’s just as good as at the movies. |
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