Help with POPCORN!!?!
who invented it and how?
what crazy flavours are there?
Answers: how does popcorn pop?
who invented it and how?
what crazy flavours are there?
Popcorn pops because each kernel contains a small amount of moisture within the starchy center, specifically the cotyledon which is there to nourish the embryonic corn plant as it germinates. If the popcorn kernel is heated to above the boiling point of water (100°C, 212°F), the moisture in the center of the kernel will convert to steam.
It is unknown who invented popcorn, but archaeological digs have found ears of popcorn in a cave in New Mexico that they believe are 4000 years old.
Flavors galore!! Try this site: http://www.popcornpalace.com/index.cfm/f...
ive seen hot chocolate flavoured before and IT IS GOOD
umm Orville Redenbacker?
Go on the internet and find out.
try to get a dried out ear of corn and put it in a brown bag in the microwave and it will pop right off the cobb
flavors
butter, plain, kettle, carmel, cheese, white chedder, theres some others but thats all i can think of
well i looked it up on goggle and this is what i got well Ben folds figure how to microwave popcorn and that's all i found I'm sorry i feel so bad hope this helped a little
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how it pops
-Each kernel of popcorn contains a certain amount of moisture and oil. Unlike most other grains, the outer hull of the popcorn kernel is both strong and impervious to moisture, and the starch inside consists almost entirely of a hard, dense type.
As the oil and the water are heated past the boiling point, they turn the moisture in the kernel into a superheated pressurized steam, contained within the moisture-proof hull. Under these conditions, the starch inside the kernel gelatinizes, softening and becoming pliable. The pressure continues to increase until the breaking point of the hull is reached: a pressure of about 135 psi (9.1 atm) and a temperature of 180°C. The hull ruptures rapidly, causing a sudden drop in pressure inside the kernel and a corresponding rapid expansion of the steam, which expands the starch and proteins of the endosperm into airy foam. As the foam rapidly cools, the starch and protein polymers set into the familiar crispy puff.
who invented it and how
-The process of making popcorn was first discovered by aboriginal Americans thousands of years ago
Crazy flavours
- http://www.popcornpalace.com/index.cfm/f...
Each kernel of popcorn contains a certain amount of moisture and oil. Unlike most other grains, the outer hull of the popcorn kernel is both strong and impervious to moisture, and the starch inside consists almost entirely of a hard, dense type.
As the oil and the water are heated past the boiling point, they turn the moisture in the kernel into a superheated pressurized steam, contained within the moisture-proof hull. Under these conditions, the starch inside the kernel gelatinizes, softening and becoming pliable. The pressure continues to increase until the breaking point of the hull is reached: a pressure of about 135 psi (9.1 atm)[5] and a temperature of 180°C. The hull ruptures rapidly, causing a sudden drop in pressure inside the kernel and a corresponding rapid expansion of the steam, which expands the starch and proteins of the endosperm into airy foam. As the foam rapidly cools, the starch and protein polymers set into the familiar crispy puff.
Popcorn was very popular in the 1890s, until World War I. As corn crops became more depleted during this war, nuts were used instead of corn.[citation needed] During the Depression, popcorn was a luxury at 5-10 cents a bag. When some of the other businesses failed, the popcorn business thrived. An example is "an Oklahoma banker who went broke when his bank failed, bought a popcorn machine, and started a business in a small store near a theater. After a couple of years, his popcorn business made enough money to buy back three of the farms he'd lost."[2] During World War II, Americans ate three times more popcorn than they had before because of the sugar that was going overseas.
At least six localities (all in the United States of America) claim to be the "Popcorn Capital of the World": Valparaiso, Indiana; Van Buren, Indian
A company called Poppa Maize sells Banana Popcorn, Toasted Coconut Popcorn, S’mores Popcorn, Chili y Lime Popcorn,
Another company called Metropolis Popcorn sells 50 flavors of popcorn including Bacon &Cheese, Cajun, and Loaded Baked Potato.
Now I want popcorn! = )