but it isn't....
not.
at.
all.
i bought what very well might be the best after work treat maker* ever. it might also be my demise... we shall see.
the best thing - besides making the fluffiest popped corn and popping all but about six** of those kernels - is this. i can make kettle corn.
so yes, i am in trouble. but good, light, tender, sweet, crisp trouble.
i bought the popcorn at costco in the big-ass 8 pound jug. totally worth it - both the price and the size... bought the whirley-pop at target.com, and the dental floss picks at bartell's. i will soon be buying bigger pants at nordstrom rack.
the recipe?
1/4 cup oil (i know)
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup (or so... more usually) kernels
whirl until popped. put in bowl, sprinkle with salt. eat with abandon.
*ok, it has also been a dinner maker, and a lunch maker too. and a mid afternoon snack maker. and also a snack while babysitting maker.
**this time just four!
a collaboration with the futuregirl!
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Oh YUM!!!
Eat and repeat Oh YUM !!
Diane
Posted by: Diane ( Crafty Passions) | 02 September 2008 at 02:57 PM
Oh YUM!!!
Eat and repeat Oh YUM !!
Diane
Posted by: Diane ( Crafty Passions) | 02 September 2008 at 02:58 PM
My dad swears by the whirly pop (although he bought us some other brand). One Christmas about 8 years ago he bought all of us children one. He's a hoot. I don't have it anymore, which is probably a good thing since I just found out you can make kettle corn in it. OMG.
Posted by: futuregirl | 02 September 2008 at 05:17 PM
Ohhhhhhh kettle corn. I have bookmarked that Whrily Pop things.
Posted by: Sonya | 02 September 2008 at 07:17 PM
I had never even heard of kettle corn until I moved down South . . .
Posted by: tut-tut | 03 September 2008 at 03:51 PM
omg, i have been TOTALLY obsessed with kettle corn lately. it started at the farmer's market ($8 for a big bag), progressed to trader joe's ($2.29 a bag) to making it at home (dangerously cheap). it's gotten so bag that i've started sending my husband bad kettle corn puns and kettle corn updates via email.
Posted by: shisomama | 03 September 2008 at 07:28 PM
Well, corn is a vegetable, and popcorn is corn....
Maybe it's actually good for you!
(I want one of those whirly things!)
Posted by: Anitra Cameron | 03 September 2008 at 07:46 PM
aren't whirly pops the best? i never thought of making kettle corn with mine - what a deliciously bad idea... thanks for the recipe.
Posted by: belvedere beads | 06 September 2008 at 07:19 AM
yum yum!
i have such a sweet tooth though... i would be tempted to put caramel all over it :)
xo
Posted by: amisha | 10 September 2008 at 06:48 AM
Is that all that goes into Kettle Korn? Heck, I can do that. Of course, I need to go out and buy a Whirly Pop, but that's not, too tough.
Posted by: Barbara Jacksier | 10 September 2008 at 07:36 PM
Is that all that goes into Kettle Korn? Heck, I can do that. Of course, I need to go out and buy a Whirly Pop, but that's not, too tough.
Posted by: Barbara Jacksier | 10 September 2008 at 07:39 PM
Mmm...this is really making me drool, I love popcorn especially while watching a movie.
Posted by: babelfish | 25 September 2008 at 12:54 PM
Perfect meal anytime! Your kettle corn sounds and looks Heavenly!
Yummy post!
xxTina
Posted by: Tina | 28 September 2008 at 01:08 PM