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Popcorn History - The Cave Man and Cave Lady Treat
Long before movie goers discovered that popcorn and movies go
together like Bogie and Bacall, popcorn was being enjoyed by our
cave dwelling ancestors.
Imagine eating a snack that's well over 5,000 years old!
Eatin' Popcorn In A Cave
Way back when, someone was apparently munching some popcorn in a
cave in what is now New Mexico. They didn't finish their snack
and some 5,600 years later, what might be the world's oldest
popcorn was discovered.
But while 5,600 years is old indeed, it can't begin to compare
to the oldest corn pollen ever found. After digging for long
forgotten goodies some 200 feet below Mexico City,
archaeologists unearthed fossilized corn pollen dating back some
80,000 years. Apparently the ancient corn pollen looked almost
exactly like modern corn pollen.
1000 Years Fresh?
And a single kernel of popped popcorn believed to be around
1,000 years old was discovered in a cave in Utah. Did you know
that popped popcorn can still look fresh after a very long
period of time... But it would probably taste stale, right?
The Original Popcorn Vendors
Most experts agree that popcorn originated in the Americas with
explorers learning about popcorn from Native Americans.
Quadequina of the Wampanoag tribe brought popcorn to the first
Thanksgiving for colonists in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The
Indians not only ate popcorn by itself, they also made popcorn
soup and popcorn beer.
Native Americans also wore head dresses adorned with popcorn and
wore popcorn jewelry... Would you like your necklace plain or
with salt and butter?
During the late 1800's,
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popcorn was being sold in the United
States by vendors on the street, in parks at Carnivals and Fairs.
Movies And Popcorn
Some years later, when street vendors started setting up outside
movie theatres, they were not welcome, at least as far as the
theatre owners were concerned. They thought the vendors were a
distraction.
But movie goers didn't agree. They went out on the sidewalk in
droves to buy bags of yummy popcorn before going back inside to
see the movie.
The Movie Snack Bar Is Invented
Movie theatre owners have always had a keen eye for profits. So
a few of the smarter ones asked the vendors to come inside and
split whatever they made from their popcorn sales with the
theatre. Of course it wasn't long until the theatre owners
realized they could set up their own popcorn popper and send the
vendor packing... And that's apparently how the movie snack bar
came to be.
The United States Is The Popcorn Center Of Planet Earth
Today, popcorn continues to be an American favorite, with most
of the popcorn in the world coming from Nebraska and Indiana.
Ohio, Illinois and Missouri also grow their fair share followed
by 20 other states.
We Love Our Tasty Popcorn
Americans now consume over one billion pounds of popcorn
every year... That's about 70 quarts a year for every American!
Have you had your popcorn today?
About the author:
Mike Dougherty is a card-carrying popcorn lover who prefers his
popcorn hot, fresh and not "cave seasoned." To learn more about
yummy popcorn visit
http://best-dvd-movie-club.com/Dale-and-Thomas-Popcorn.html
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