SIMPLY "POPCORN"...HOMEMADE!

DID YOU KNOW THAT HOMEMADE POPCORN COSTS JUST 4 CENTS PER QUART?
ALSO, DID YOU KNOW THAT WHEN YOU EAT YOUR CHOICE OF POPCORN IT COULD RANGE FROM ONLY 31 CALORIES FOR 1 CUP OF AIR-POPPED CORN TO A MASSIVE
1,640 CALORIES (YES, I AM SAYING 1,640 CALORIES) FOR A LARGE MOVIE-THEATER POPCORN WITH BUTTER.....AND THAT IS WITHOUT THE SODA/POP!!!!!!! HUMMM!!!

HERE ARE A COUPLE OF MY RECIPES FOR HOMEMADE POPCORN....IT'S UP TO YOU WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEASON THEM WITH.....BUT, JUST A LITTLE FINE SALT AND IF YOU CHOOSE SOME SELECTED HERBS OR GRATED CHEESE CAN SAVE YOU ALL THOSE CALORIES AND LOTS OF $$$$$$$!!!!!!

HOMEMADE MICROWAVE POPCORN: ONLY 31 CALORIES PER CUP

PLACE 1/4 CUP OF UNPOPPED KERNELS IN A BROWN PAPER LUNCH SIZE BAG....
NOW, FOLD THE TOP OVER LIGHTLY A FEW TIMES. AND MICROWAVE ON HIGH FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES, OR UNTIL THE POPPING SLOWS...THE TIMING WILL DEPEND ON YOUR MICROWAVE .......OPEN BAG VERY CAREFULLLY, AND LET THE STEAM ESCAPE.
SPRINKLE WITH FINE SALT OR WHATEVER TOPPING YOU PREFER......

SOME SUGGESTED TOPPINGS:

ITALIAN: DRIED OREGANO, DRIED BASIL AND GRATED PARMESAN OR ROMANO

TEX-MEX: CHILI POWDER AND DARK BROWN SUGAR

BRITISH: SEA SALT AND VINEGAR POWDER

OR SIMPLY SOME CLARIFIED BUTTER

CINNAMON AND SUGAR

THEY DO SELL CHEESE TOPPINGS FOR POPCORN AT LOCAL MARKETS......

PERFECT STOVE-POPPED CORN:
HEAT 1/3 CUP OF VEGETABLE OIL UNTIL VERY HOT BUT NOT SMOKING IN A
5 - 6 QUART HEAVY PAN WITH A LID.....ADD A FEW KERNELS---WHEN THEY POP, ADD 1 CUP KERNELS IN A SINGLE LAYER AND PUT THE LID ON, LEAVING IT SLIGHTLY AJAR....SHAKE THE PAN DURING POPPING TO KEEP KERNELS FROM BURNING.
WHEN THE POPPING SLOWS, REMOVE THE PAN FROM THE HEAT UNTIL THE POPPING STOPS....TOSS THE POPCORN WITH FINE SALT...ADD MELTED BUTTER IF YOU CHOOSE TO....CLARIFIED BUTTER ALWAYS IS BEST!!!!!!!