When Life Gets Corny
WHOA…WE HAD THE ROCKETTES OF CORN, LITTLE KERNELS NOW THE SIZE OF PLUMS, POPPING ALL OVER THE KITCHEN.
“Smoke? I don’t smell anything.”
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Susannah, this sounds like a solo version of a Lucy and Ethel episode! I’m glad you were able to laugh it off.
I remember having to stand at the stove shaking the pan loaded with popcorn back and forth so it wouldn’t burn. Later, a popcorn machine came out that didn’t require all the attention. Next was the Jiffy Pop miracle. You put it on the burner and watched the aluminum cover expand. We hardly ever got that because it was more expensive.
Pookie and I had popcorn just last night.
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I’m just trying to satisfy my popping addiction without all the crap they put into the already made stuff. Love you and Pookie had it last night. An omen of sorts. 🙂
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You are a hoot and a half with snacks, Sussanah! You just had to pop over and buy more, didn’t you? If I had been in your shoes, I would have taken a photo of the mess before making a sweeping statement about it. I’m glad you survived, humor intact. Thanks for the laugh.
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Your wordplay is awake I see. Popovers are my favorites.. How did you know? 🙂
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It’s cold, and my brain is as sharp as it’s going to be today. I’ll wear a muffin this cold weather.
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You’re as sharp as Cheddar madam, you’re not fooling me.
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Want to play Parcheesi? One trip around the block, and you can shred me.
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A little cheesy, don’t you think?
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That could be a bit grating, but your stories always melt my heart.
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Touché. Grating. Can’t top that. Sigh
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Undercut me! My brain isn’t working now, and I’m ready to topple.
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You’re a primecut as far as I’m concerned. As far as toppling goes: I’ll take the Leaning Tower of Anne any day. You’re my linguistic pal after all 👭
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Linguistic pal! I like that. I don’t our chats most satisfying.
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You don’t? linguistically speaking, I always feel like a smoke afterWORDS…:)
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I must not have reread my sentence. It didn’t make sense. You win by default.
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Yeah but, that’s no win. Like being crowned Miss America because the one that was picked come to find out, had a rap sheet.
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Thanks for the morning grins. Cheers to your love for popcorn. Oh … have you considered microwaving popcorn? All you need …. microwave oven, bag of natural/plain popcorn, lunch size paper bag. … Half cup of popcorn into the bag …. flatten the bag … fold at open end … place bag into microwave …. Microwaves have different powers – so first time try 1 minute 45 seconds on high.
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I’M MAKING A NOTE…LOVE THIS FRANK. I MAY HAVE TO CALL THE SUPER TO BE MY SOUS CHEF…OR SUE IN THIS CASE…:)
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🙂 … Glad to be of assistance. Let’s face … no salt and no oil … then add whatever topping you want … I like lemon pepper.
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I’m on it Frank. I’m off butter so it will have to be a little olive oil and I like to toss in raisins. I know, RAISINS? Try it. The sweetness makes up for the absence of salt. We are such cooks, you and I. 🙂
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🙂 … and I await a full report on your trial.
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Hope I don’t blow up the kitchen. It does have a Lucy feel to it, like when she baked bread and used too much yeast and when it came out of the oven, pinned her to a wall. Yes, I best have someone with me on my popp’in maiden micro voyage.
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No! Bad bad bad foryou, Frank! Don’t do it, Susannah! That stuff is poisonous and causes popcorn lung. Stay away!!!
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Oh, really? And I was so excited. Have, get paper bag, on my to-do list. Sigh
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Really, really. Unless you make your own in a paper bag, which I’ve heard you can.
The commercial ones have some sort of powder shit that is not good for you. https://www.healthline.com/health/popcorn-lung
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Really. News to me
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I’m still planning on following your recipe. 🙂
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🙂
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I see your point on a quick search. However it seems what I stated us ok. My method is regular natural popcorn in a regular paper bag … Not the bags sold as microwavable popcorn.
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That’s what I thought you meant…an old-fashioned paper bag, the kind you carry a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in. Brown baggin’ 🙂
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Yep. That’s the ticket. What Dale mentioned involves packaged microwave popcorn.
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I even passed on Paul Newman’s so, even Lucy knew it was packed filled with no-nos.
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My bad, Frank! I just got over excited there 😉
Glad you use the plain paper bag and not the prepackaged bad for you stuff!
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Popcorn’s ears must be ringing. 🙃
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Ha!
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Your brevity is admirable. 😴
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That’s OK. I learned something.
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You’re pretty smart already Frank. 🙂
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😀
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I’m out…wanna look at today’s photo on Mac, where it deserves to be gazed upon. 🙂
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🙂
And I was late in posting! My bad…
Enjoy when you get to Mac 😉
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Oh, Susannah, you make me laugh! How could this be that you haven’t tried microwave popcorn. I’m glad Frank set you straight.
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Well, Dale just said it’s bad for you. I even noticed, I have a popcorn setting on my microwave. Who knew? Kinda exciting.
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“Bad for you” is code for “must have this yummy stuff.”😊
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It’s right on Oreo’s label. 🙃
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Fun post, Susannah. I can just see that seven-footer all worried that there will be nothing left of the building and his job but smoldering embers. Oh yes, and popcorn. (A little well done, of course.)
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He’s a very tall Romanian man with a heart of gold who’s very fond of me despite frequently being the damsel in distress of the building, like when I was babysitting my friend’s little boy’s turtle and couldn’t find him. I thought a little exercise would do Pokey good who just disappeared. My knight in a tool belt found him behind the stove. I’m very generous at Xmas.
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Sounds like a wondwrful person. I can imagine he enjoys helping you.
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Chivalry isn’t dead it seems. It’s in my basement, separating trash. He is pretty wonderful. Always happy. to help.
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Ah yes chivalry. The word always reminds me of the line in the final scene of Man of La Mancha where Don Quixote lies dying and Aldonza (Dulcinea) is on her knees next to his bed. “But this is not seemly, My Lady.
On thy knees? To me?”
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They made me cry John. Poetry at its best. Love and honor saying their farewells. Sigh.
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They make me cry too. I’ve seen the play maybe five times and the ending always gets me even though I know it’s coming. Reading the screenplay does the same thing.
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Even though you know it’s coming doesn’t weaken its poignancy. I’ve read The Killer Angels 12 times and still weep during Pickett’s Charge. Good writing tends to do that, as you better than everyone knows 🙂
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You are so right about good writing. Gets me every time. Thanks, Susannah. 😊
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I just finished the last book in the Poldark series. I have to say, Winston Graham was one of the finest writers I’ve ever had the privilege of reading. I was sad there was no more. The language, the imagery…I was there in Cornwall mining and mingling with Ross and Demelza Poldark’s family and friends. A true delight. 🙂
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Always a wonderful experience to get drawn into a story. 😊
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A real treat alright.
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What a chuckle you gave me this morning, Susannah! Now I am forever going to think of you as Carrie in the gang o’ four…
As for your popcorn addition – there are worse ones to have (as you well know)… just invest in a little air popper (no oil required) or other popcorn popper (they require only a smidgeon of oil). All you need is a plug 😉
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You know, that’s a good idea. An air popper. There’s an appliance store nearby. I think I’ll just go sniff around. 🙂
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It’s great! I have one .. 😉
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Nothing like a good referral.
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We aims to please…
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Don’t I know. 🙂
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😀 ❤
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I love Skinny Pop. I love movie theater popcorn with a butter bath even more, but since I try and steer clear of that stuff when I can, Skinny Pop does the trick.
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I love it too, but though lower than most, it still has too much sodium for me. Of course, if I had a normal amount rather than a serving for 12, but alas, I’m a popaholic…cornaholic?
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Both!
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I guess I am one step different. I do read all the directions (once) and then try it (usually). This can make for the same problem. However, I adjust it the next time a bit and slowly it becomes my recipe. Popcorn with very little oil and no butter was always a fav of mine. However, current stomach problems and issues with fiber mean no popcorn for Scott.
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Sorry to hear that.
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That made me laugh. I’ve missed reading your writing. I love popcorn too. Such a great snack. 🙂
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You being the chef you are: cookies, waffles, homemade granola, I’ll just bet all that inappropriate popping would never happen to you. It dawned on me it was embarrassing, well at least it should have been but hey, anything for an essay. 🙃
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Snacks are what are dogs live for. Of course, popcorn is off limits. They prefer items which don’t cause the smoke alarm to activate…a truly horrific sound.
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You said it. What I didn’t mention was trying to hit it with my broom. Somehow that didn’t make the cut in my editing. At least I know it works since it sounded like the Blitz.
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