On Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 9:13:55 AM UTC-6, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Mar 2016 07:18:25 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe
> > wrote:
>
> >On Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 6:36:07 AM UTC-6, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> >> isw wrote:
> >> >
> >> >Has anybody ever come up with something *useful and food-related* to do
> >> >with them besides make dry popcorn?
> >>
> >> I got my Wearever Popcorn Pumper in 1966 with Plaid Stamps. I've been
> >> using it about once a week ever since and it still works perfectly and
> >> makes the best popcorn, better by far than any other method... pumps
> >> out the largest popcorn and never even one burnt one because as soon
> >> as each pops it's blown out into the bowl. Air popped is only dry if
> >> you want it dry... I drizzle it with freshly melted pure butter...
> >> none of that chem crap used in nuked corn that schtinks up your
> >> kitchen. Air popped also pops most every kernel and the 3-4 that
> >> don't pop don't end up with those that popped to break your crowns. I
> >> find my air popper extremely useful, it does exactly what it's inended
> >> to do and does it very well. Next idiotic question from 'isw' will
> >> be: Has anybody ever come up with something *useful and food-related*
> >> to do with my rectal thermometer besides stick it up my poop chute?
> >
> >Almost certainly not cheap Chinese JUNK from MalWart too!! Most likely made in USA!!
>
> I never bothered to check before so I just now did, on the bottom
> metal plate it's embossed with Made in the USA by Wearever,
> Chilicothe, Ohio. But you need to remember it was made some sixty
> years ago, back then all China manufactured were bamboo chop sticks
> and hand hammered carbon steel woks... also back then there were still
> craftsmen in the US who knew how to make stuff, who weren't ascared to
> perspire, get dirty, and have calluses. If the US brought back the
> "Poor House" you'd see how fast people in the US would learn how to
> make stuff again rather than sit around doing nothing while waiting
> for all their freebies.

Told ya so! Back when quality USA manufacturer's had the pride to put their manufacturing location ON their products!! Like my 1940's Kitchenaid A9 coffee mill, made in Troy, Ohio!! Hobart!! :-)

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