Hello everyone!!

I'm from Spain.
I've a special friend and it's his birthday in some weeks.
He is a popcorn lover. A freak popcorn.

We have thought a few gifts for him, and one of them, it's the typical
popcorns in USA, that we see here in Spain in the films.

We have found "Jiffy Pop". But
we don't know any brand more.
[b:fbd0552869]Could someone tell us which is the best or the most
tipycal popcorn in USA??[/b:fbd0552869]

For this kind of "item", it's most easy for us buy it in
eBay.
But if someone knows a web for buying it from Spain-Europe, please
tell me!!

Thanks in advance for anything!!
Regards from Spain!


PD: please, excuse my writing wrongs, and if i'm not very polite.

Karnaugh > wrote:

>We have found "Jiffy Pop". But
>we don't know any brand more.
>[b:fbd0552869]Could someone tell us which is the best or the most
>tipycal popcorn in USA??[/b:fbd0552869]

I like air poppers. We have a "Presto PopCornNowPlus", but it
is a really old model. Does Presto still make air poppers? Anyone?

Steve

On Apr 20, 12:25*pm, (Steve Pope) wrote:
> Karnaugh > wrote:
> >We have found "Jiffy Pop". But
> >we don't know any brand more.
> >[b:fbd0552869]Could someone tell us which is the best or the most
> >tipycal popcorn in USA??[/b:fbd0552869]
>
> I like air poppers. *We have a "Presto PopCornNowPlus", but it
> is a really old model. *Does Presto still make air poppers? Anyone?

I think the person was looking for popcorn, not poppers. Try Orville
Redenbacher.
http://www.orville.com/index.jsp
>
> Steve

--Bryan

On Apr 20, 12:18*pm, (Karnaugh)
wrote:
> Hello everyone!!
>
> I'm from Spain.
> I've a special friend and it's his birthday in some weeks.
> He is a popcorn lover. A freak popcorn.
>
> We have thought a few gifts for him, and one of them, it's the typical
> popcorns in USA, that we see here in Spain in the films.
>
> We have found "Jiffy Pop". But
> we don't know any brand more.
> [b:fbd0552869]Could someone tell us which is the best or the most
> tipycal popcorn in USA??[/b:fbd0552869]
>
> For this kind of "item", it's most easy for us buy it in
> eBay.
> But if someone knows a web for buying it from Spain-Europe, please
> tell me!!
>
> Thanks in advance for anything!!
> Regards from Spain!
>
> PD: please, excuse my writing wrongs, and if i'm not very polite.

Your English is much better than my Spanish!

I like Act II for the microwave - the real butter flavor one - if
you're going to have butter flavor, it might as well be the real
thing. ;-) It's for a microwave. Or were you looking for regular
popcorn for a real popcorn popper?

If you want real popcorn kernels to pop in a pot on top the stove,
then there are lots of brands out there, many of them local to a
certain area here in the U.S. These, you can freeze, so there are
always fresh kernels to pop.

And, yes, Presto still has a popper - at Amazon.

N.

"Karnaugh" > ha scritto nel messaggio
news
> Hello everyone!!
>
> I'm from Spain.
> I've a special friend and it's his birthday in some weeks.
> He is a popcorn lover. > But if someone knows a web for buying it from
> Spain-Europe, please
> tell me!!

Are you sure you can't buy it in Spain? I can buy it at my Coop supermarket
and the quality is fine. It's sold with the peanuts and other snack foods.
Otherwise, Redenbacher is fine, too.

On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:18:32 -0500, Karnaugh wrote:

> For this kind of "item", it's most easy for us buy it in
> eBay.
> But if someone knows a web for buying it from Spain-Europe, please
> tell me!!

Pop Secret, "Homestyle" variety. For the microwave. It's not
loaded down with a bunch of strong artificial flavorings.

http://www.amazon.com/Pop-Secret-Pop.../dp/B000EMQFZI

-sw

On 4/20/2010 1:25 PM, Steve Pope wrote:
> > wrote:
>
>> We have found "Jiffy Pop". But
>> we don't know any brand more.
>> [b:fbd0552869]Could someone tell us which is the best or the most
>> tipycal popcorn in USA??[/b:fbd0552869]
>
> I like air poppers. We have a "Presto PopCornNowPlus", but it
> is a really old model. Does Presto still make air poppers? Anyone?
>
> Steve

I believe the OP is looking for popcorn not the popper.

We used to have one of those air poppers and it died. I couldn't find a
replacement at the time so I bought a microwave popper (basically a bowl
with a loose fitting lid) and realized that the little bit of aromatics
that are in corn get totally dispersed by the air popper and that makes
it totally flavorless.

On Apr 20, 12:18*pm, (Karnaugh)
wrote:
> Hello everyone!!
>
> I'm from Spain.
> I've a special friend and it's his birthday in some weeks.
> He is a popcorn lover. A freak popcorn.
>
> We have thought a few gifts for him, and one of them, it's the typical
> popcorns in USA, that we see here in Spain in the films.
>
> We have found "Jiffy Pop". But
> we don't know any brand more.
> [b:fbd0552869]Could someone tell us which is the best or the most
> tipycal popcorn in USA??[/b:fbd0552869]
>
> For this kind of "item", it's most easy for us buy it in
> eBay.
> But if someone knows a web for buying it from Spain-Europe, please
> tell me!!
>
> Thanks in advance for anything!!
> Regards from Spain!
>
> PD: please, excuse my writing wrongs, and if i'm not very polite.

Don't know what happened to my response, so sorry for the duplicate:

I like Act II the best - the kind with no pretense of being healthy or
low salt or no butter - if you're going to have popcorn, you might as
well have real butter and salt the way you like it. It's for a
microwave, which is what I assume you are looking for.

And, yes, Amazon also has Presto poppers.

N.

Karnaugh wrote:
> Hello everyone!!
>
> I'm from Spain.
> I've a special friend and it's his birthday in some weeks.
> He is a popcorn lover. A freak popcorn.

This is where I get my popcorn. The popper they sell is also a terrific
piece of kit.
http://www.popcornpopper.com/24000.html
--
Dave
What is best in life? "To crush your enemies, see them driven before
you, and to hear the lamentation of the women." -- Conan

On 4/20/2010 2:19 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
> On Apr 20, 12:18 pm, (Karnaugh)
> wrote:
>> Hello everyone!!
>>
>> I'm from Spain.
>> I've a special friend and it's his birthday in some weeks.
>> He is a popcorn lover. A freak popcorn.
>>
>> We have thought a few gifts for him, and one of them, it's the typical
>> popcorns in USA, that we see here in Spain in the films.
>>
>> We have found "Jiffy Pop". But
>> we don't know any brand more.
>> [b:fbd0552869]Could someone tell us which is the best or the most
>> tipycal popcorn in USA??[/b:fbd0552869]
>>
>> For this kind of "item", it's most easy for us buy it in
>> eBay.
>> But if someone knows a web for buying it from Spain-Europe, please
>> tell me!!
>>
>> Thanks in advance for anything!!
>> Regards from Spain!
>>
>> PD: please, excuse my writing wrongs, and if i'm not very polite.
>
> Your English is much better than my Spanish!
>
> I like Act II for the microwave - the real butter flavor one - if
> you're going to have butter flavor, it might as well be the real
> thing. ;-) It's for a microwave. Or were you looking for regular
> popcorn for a real popcorn popper?
>
> If you want real popcorn kernels to pop in a pot on top the stove,
> then there are lots of brands out there, many of them local to a
> certain area here in the U.S. These, you can freeze, so there are
> always fresh kernels to pop.
>
> And, yes, Presto still has a popper - at Amazon.

While one can argue ad nauseum about which is the "best", Orville
Redenbacher is unarguably the best selling brand and so could be
considered to be the "most typical". Some consider it to be the best as
well.

Jiffy Pop is an interesting novelty but I wouldn't recommend it to
anybody except as a curiosity--it's OK if you don't burn it but the thin
pan makes it very easy to burn, especially on a gas burner. Probably
has Orville Redenbacher's popcorn in it these days--they're both owned
by ConAgra.

If Karnaugh is anywhere near Rota and has decent interpersonal skills
she should be able to befriend a sailor who can get her some from the
base commissary. Otherwise I don't really know a good way to get it in
Spain other than ebay or maybe Amazon (note that Amazon USA will ship
many items to the EU--whether popcorn is one I have no idea).

On Apr 20, 12:18*pm, (Karnaugh)
wrote:
> Hello everyone!!
>
> I'm from Spain.
> I've a special friend and it's his birthday in some weeks.
> He is a popcorn lover. A freak popcorn.
>
> We have thought a few gifts for him, and one of them, it's the typical
> popcorns in USA, that we see here in Spain in the films.
>
> We have found "Jiffy Pop". But
> we don't know any brand more.
> [b:fbd0552869]Could someone tell us which is the best or the most
> tipycal popcorn in USA??[/b:fbd0552869]
>
> For this kind of "item", it's most easy for us buy it in
> eBay.
> But if someone knows a web for buying it from Spain-Europe, please
> tell me!!
>
> Thanks in advance for anything!!
> Regards from Spain!
>
> PD: please, excuse my writing wrongs, and if i'm not very polite.

Jolly Time. http://www.jollytime.com

Forget the microwaved crap, get some kernels and pop them in a heavy
skillet with a lid. Drizzled with butter, very good stuff indeed.

Karnaugh wrote:
> Hello everyone!!
>
> I'm from Spain.
> I've a special friend and it's his birthday in some weeks.
> He is a popcorn lover. A freak popcorn.
>
> We have thought a few gifts for him, and one of them, it's the typical
> popcorns in USA, that we see here in Spain in the films.
>
> We have found "Jiffy Pop". But
> we don't know any brand more.
> [b:fbd0552869]Could someone tell us which is the best or the most
> tipycal popcorn in USA??[/b:fbd0552869]
>
> For this kind of "item", it's most easy for us buy it in
> eBay.
> But if someone knows a web for buying it from Spain-Europe, please
> tell me!!
>
> Thanks in advance for anything!!
> Regards from Spain!
>
>
> PD: please, excuse my writing wrongs, and if i'm not very polite.

Orville Redenbacher is distinctly better than any other brand of popcorn
I've ever found. It pops up bigger and better. (I'm talking about just plain
popcorn that you can pop in a pan or an air popper.)

On Apr 20, 2:47*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:50:27 -0500, Andy wrote:
> > I've broken two teeth on theater popcorn biting into kernels, so I don't
> > pop my own anymore.
>
> It figures you'd have one of those semi-toothless grills with the
> remainder grey and rotting away. *Chicks really dig that, and the
> breath that comes along with it.

Especially fictitious waitresses.
>
> -sw

--Bryan

"Nancy2" > wrote in message
...
On Apr 20, 12:18 pm, (Karnaugh)
wrote:
> Hello everyone!!
>
> I'm from Spain.
> I've a special friend and it's his birthday in some weeks.
> He is a popcorn lover. A freak popcorn.
>
> We have thought a few gifts for him, and one of them, it's the typical
> popcorns in USA, that we see here in Spain in the films.
>
> We have found "Jiffy Pop". But
> we don't know any brand more.
> [b:fbd0552869]Could someone tell us which is the best or the most
> tipycal popcorn in USA??[/b:fbd0552869]
>
> For this kind of "item", it's most easy for us buy it in
> eBay.
> But if someone knows a web for buying it from Spain-Europe, please
> tell me!!
>
> Thanks in advance for anything!!
> Regards from Spain!
>
> PD: please, excuse my writing wrongs, and if i'm not very polite.

Your English is much better than my Spanish!

I like Act II for the microwave - the real butter flavor one - if
you're going to have butter flavor, it might as well be the real
thing. ;-) It's for a microwave. Or were you looking for regular
popcorn for a real popcorn popper?

If you want real popcorn kernels to pop in a pot on top the stove,
then there are lots of brands out there, many of them local to a
certain area here in the U.S. These, you can freeze, so there are
always fresh kernels to pop.

And, yes, Presto still has a popper - at Amazon.

N.



You don't need a "popcorn popper" to pop corn. Forget all that microwave
crap with faux butter and chemicals, too. (It stinks to high heaven and who
the hell can identify the ingredients in it?)

Just a quarter-cup of regular popcorn kernels (Jolly Time or some similar
USA brand), a deep pan with a lid and just enough neutral oil to coat the
bottom of the pan (a few tablespoonfuls). Heat the pan until the oil just
starts to ripple a little. Toss in one corn kernel. If it pops, you know
you're ready to add the rest of the popping corn. Then you cover the pan
with the lid and shake, shake, shake it on the burner and laugh while the
corn pops! When it slows down to just a couple of pops (you kept shaking
it, didn't you?) take it off the burner.

At this point you may add (if you wish) melted butter or a drizzle of oil,
salt or seasoned salt, spices, grated hard cheese, or none of the above.
But if you do add anything, just put the lid back on the pan and shake it
until it's well mixed. Pour in a large serving bowl and enjoy!

Jill

Karnaugh wrote:
> Hello everyone!!
>
> I'm from Spain.
> I've a special friend and it's his birthday in some weeks.
> He is a popcorn lover. A freak popcorn.
>


No, a popcorn freak, we would say.

I have spent time in Spain and I'm sure I had popcorn there
but I remember they served it with sugar. In the U.S. it is
more common with butter and salt but we also to eat "kettle corn"
which has sugar.

Spanish popcorn should be fine for your friend.

gloria p

On Apr 21, 3:18*am, (Karnaugh)
wrote:
> Hello everyone!!
>
> I'm from Spain.
> I've a special friend and it's his birthday in some weeks.
> He is a popcorn lover. A freak popcorn.
>
> We have thought a few gifts for him, and one of them, it's the typical
> popcorns in USA, that we see here in Spain in the films.
>
> We have found "Jiffy Pop". But
> we don't know any brand more.
> [b:fbd0552869]Could someone tell us which is the best or the most
> tipycal popcorn in USA??[/b:fbd0552869]

>
> PD: please, excuse my writing wrongs, and if i'm not very polite.

Hi Karnaugh,

The Whirley-Pop Stovetop maker apparently is a great little unit, and
very inexpensive to boot. My sister-in-law in the Twin Cities has one
and tells me all the neighborhood kids often comment on just how good
the popcorn tastes! They should be the best judges heh.

Kind Regards,
Brian Anasta

On Apr 20, 1:50*pm, Andy > wrote:
> (Karnaugh) wrote:
> > But if someone knows a web for buying it from Spain-Europe, please
> > tell me!!
>
> I just buy the Herr's already popped in a bag. They get out all the
> unpopped kernels.

You buy OLD popcorn. No freshly popped for you. It's not crappy
enough.
>
> http://alturl.com/wbyd

Only an idiot would buy already pooped popcorn to ship to Spain.
>
> * * * Cheese
> * * * Hot Cheese
> * * * Light
> * * * Original
> * * * White Cheddar
>
> I've broken two teeth on theater popcorn biting into kernels, so I don't
> pop my own anymore.
>
Probably because you have crappy teeth.
>
> Gook luck,
>
> Andy

--Bryan

On Apr 21, 6:55*am, Brian Anasta > wrote:
> On Apr 21, 3:18*am, (Karnaugh)
> wrote:
>
> > Hello everyone!!
>
> > I'm from Spain.
> > I've a special friend and it's his birthday in some weeks.
> > He is a popcorn lover. A freak popcorn.
>
> > We have thought a few gifts for him, and one of them, it's the typical
> > popcorns in USA, that we see here in Spain in the films.
>
> > We have found "Jiffy Pop". But
> > we don't know any brand more.
> > [b:fbd0552869]Could someone tell us which is the best or the most
> > tipycal popcorn in USA??[/b:fbd0552869]
>
> > PD: please, excuse my writing wrongs, and if i'm not very polite.
>
> Hi Karnaugh,
>
> The Whirley-Pop Stovetop maker apparently is a great little unit, and
> very inexpensive to boot. My sister-in-law in the Twin Cities has one
> and tells me all the neighborhood kids often comment on just how good
> the popcorn tastes! They should be the best judges heh.

I'm going to put that on my Amazon wish list.
http://www.amazon.com/Wabash-Valley-.../dp/B00004SU35
In the "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought" section, they had
a familiar product that happens to be sitting right next to me:
http://www.amazon.com/Wabash-Valley-...ref=pd_sim_k_4
Though I wouldn't pay $3.99 for it.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Brian Anasta

--Bryan

On Apr 21, 10:14*pm, --Bryan > wrote:
>
> > Hi Karnaugh,
>
> > The Whirley-Pop Stovetop maker apparently is a great little unit, and
> > very inexpensive to boot. My sister-in-law in the Twin Cities has one
> > and tells me all the neighborhood kids often comment on just how good
> > the popcorn tastes! They should be the best judges heh.
>
> I'm going to put that on my Amazon wish list.http://www.amazon.com/Wabash-Valley-...-Pop/dp/B00004...
> In the "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought" section, they had
> a familiar product that happens to be sitting right next to me:http://www..amazon.com/Wabash-Valley...dp/B00017LF24/...
> Though I wouldn't pay $3.99 for it.
>
>
>
> > Kind Regards,
> > Brian Anasta
>
> --Bryan- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

No problems Bryan, glad to help out.

Kind Regards,
Brian Anasta

On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:35:12 -0700 (PDT), Food Snob®
> wrote:

>On Apr 20, 12:25*pm, (Steve Pope) wrote:
>> Karnaugh > wrote:
>> >We have found "Jiffy Pop". But
>> >we don't know any brand more.
>> >[b:fbd0552869]Could someone tell us which is the best or the most
>> >tipycal popcorn in USA??[/b:fbd0552869]
>>
>> I like air poppers. *We have a "Presto PopCornNowPlus", but it
>> is a really old model. *Does Presto still make air poppers? Anyone?
>
>I think the person was looking for popcorn, not poppers. Try Orville
>Redenbacher.
>http://www.orville.com/index.jsp
>>

I agree! Orville's is the best there is without going to the gourmet
stuff.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"George" > wrote in message
...
> On 4/20/2010 1:25 PM, Steve Pope wrote:
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> We have found "Jiffy Pop". But
>>> we don't know any brand more.
>>> [b:fbd0552869]Could someone tell us which is the best or the most
>>> tipycal popcorn in USA??[/b:fbd0552869]
>>
>> I like air poppers. We have a "Presto PopCornNowPlus", but it
>> is a really old model. Does Presto still make air poppers? Anyone?
>>
>> Steve
>
> I believe the OP is looking for popcorn not the popper.
>
> We used to have one of those air poppers and it died. I couldn't find a
> replacement at the time so I bought a microwave popper (basically a bowl
> with a loose fitting lid) and realized that the little bit of aromatics
> that are in corn get totally dispersed by the air popper and that makes it
> totally flavorless.


I'd certainly go for that rather than bags of microwave popcorn. I don't
think MW popcorn is what the OP is looking for. But that's the overwhelming
response in replies! Amazing. Because it's so simple to pop corn.

Jill

On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:53:55 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:35:12 -0700 (PDT), Food Snob®
> wrote:
>
>>On Apr 20, 12:25*pm, (Steve Pope) wrote:
>>> Karnaugh > wrote:
>>> >We have found "Jiffy Pop". But
>>> >we don't know any brand more.
>>> >[b:fbd0552869]Could someone tell us which is the best or the most
>>> >tipycal popcorn in USA??[/b:fbd0552869]
>>>
>>> I like air poppers. *We have a "Presto PopCornNowPlus", but it
>>> is a really old model. *Does Presto still make air poppers? Anyone?
>>
>>I think the person was looking for popcorn, not poppers. Try Orville
>>Redenbacher.
>>http://www.orville.com/index.jsp
>>>
>
>I agree! Orville's is the best there is without going to the gourmet
>stuff.

Orville Redenbacher popping corn is no different than any other
popping corn... it's only better in that it's packed in an airtight
jar... you can buy ordinary bulk corn in a plastic bag and place it in
a jar with a tsp of water and store in the fridge. Other corns are
only inferior because they are too dehydrated... with proper hydration
they all pop better. All popping corn is the same.

On Apr 21, 10:17*am, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> "George" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
>
>
> > On 4/20/2010 1:25 PM, Steve Pope wrote:
> >> > *wrote:
>
> >>> We have found "Jiffy Pop". But
> >>> we don't know any brand more.
> >>> [b:fbd0552869]Could someone tell us which is the best or the most
> >>> tipycal popcorn in USA??[/b:fbd0552869]
>
> >> I like air poppers. *We have a "Presto PopCornNowPlus", but it
> >> is a really old model. *Does Presto still make air poppers? Anyone?
>
> >> Steve
>
> > I believe the OP is looking for popcorn not the popper.
>
> > We used to have one of those air poppers and it died. I couldn't find a
> > replacement at the time so I bought a microwave popper (basically a bowl
> > with a loose fitting lid) and realized that the little bit of aromatics
> > that are in corn get totally dispersed by the air popper and that makes it
> > totally flavorless.
>
> I'd certainly go for that rather than bags of microwave popcorn. *I don't
> think MW popcorn is what the OP is looking for. *But that's the overwhelming
> response in replies! *Amazing. *Because it's so simple to pop corn.
>
> Jill- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Well, the OP said "Jiffy Pop," which to me is microwave popcorn.
Living in corn country, I usually pop the regular kind when I have it,
but I don't have it very often - maybe once a year or so.

N.

In article
>,
Nancy2 > wrote:


> Well, the OP said "Jiffy Pop," which to me is microwave popcorn.
> Living in corn country, I usually pop the regular kind when I have it,
> but I don't have it very often - maybe once a year or so.

Google didn't return any MW popcorn for "Jiffy Pop", but I only looked
at the first page of the 100,000 hits. Are you thinking of "Jolly Time"
or something?

Jiffy Pop is that magic thing that comes in a pan and the aluminum foil
expands when you heat it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiffy_Pop

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On 4/21/2010 2:21 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
> On Apr 21, 10:17 am, > wrote:
>> > wrote in message
>>
>> ...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 4/20/2010 1:25 PM, Steve Pope wrote:
>>>> > wrote:
>>
>>>>> We have found "Jiffy Pop". But
>>>>> we don't know any brand more.
>>>>> [b:fbd0552869]Could someone tell us which is the best or the most
>>>>> tipycal popcorn in USA??[/b:fbd0552869]
>>
>>>> I like air poppers. We have a "Presto PopCornNowPlus", but it
>>>> is a really old model. Does Presto still make air poppers? Anyone?
>>
>>>> Steve
>>
>>> I believe the OP is looking for popcorn not the popper.
>>
>>> We used to have one of those air poppers and it died. I couldn't find a
>>> replacement at the time so I bought a microwave popper (basically a bowl
>>> with a loose fitting lid) and realized that the little bit of aromatics
>>> that are in corn get totally dispersed by the air popper and that makes it
>>> totally flavorless.
>>
>> I'd certainly go for that rather than bags of microwave popcorn. I don't
>> think MW popcorn is what the OP is looking for. But that's the overwhelming
>> response in replies! Amazing. Because it's so simple to pop corn.
>>
>> Jill- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Well, the OP said "Jiffy Pop," which to me is microwave popcorn.
> Living in corn country, I usually pop the regular kind when I have it,
> but I don't have it very often - maybe once a year or so.

"Jiffy Pop" is a brand name for stovetop popcorn, not microwave. Comes
in a foil pan like the kind that frozen pies come in, with a folded foil
cover that bulges up while it pops. It's produced by the same company
that produces Orville Redenbacher, but I believe it's the only popcorn
product that that company sells that doesn't have the Orville
Redenbacher brand on it. Next time you're in the supermarket look in
the popcorn section and you'll probably find it displayed hanging from
hooks rather than on a shelf.

Nancy2 > wrote:

>Well, the OP said "Jiffy Pop," which to me is microwave popcorn.

To me, "Jiffy Pop" is a frying-pan-shaped thing you heat
up on the stove.

Do those not exist anymore?

Steve

"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
...
> Nancy2 > wrote:
>
>>Well, the OP said "Jiffy Pop," which to me is microwave popcorn.
>
> To me, "Jiffy Pop" is a frying-pan-shaped thing you heat
> up on the stove.
>
> Do those not exist anymore?
>
> Steve

They do! I've got one in my cupboard leftover from a camping trip last
summer. Not quite sure why I'm saving it...

Jinx

l, not -l > wrote:

> It was introduced when I was a kid, sometime in the 50s; it was one of two
> "convenience" popcorns I recall from back in the day. The other was TV-Time
> popcorn which came in a two compartment, plastic "bag"; popcorn on one
> side, and a "stick" of enough salted yellow fat to pop the corn on the other
> side. Snip the top off, squeeze the yellow goop into the pan and pour in
> the popcorn, put a lid on it and pop away.

You mean like this:
http://www.jollytime.com/products/un...iew?object=537

I didn't know they still made it, but found it when poking around
on the Jolly Time web page.


Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.

On 4/21/2010 2:19 PM, Steve Pope wrote:
> To me, "Jiffy Pop" is a frying-pan-shaped thing you heat
> up on the stove.
>
> Do those not exist anymore?
>
> Steve
>

Flickr has a photo, and I believe it still exists:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/grafxco...n/photostream/

Becca

On Apr 21, 2:12*pm, Dan Abel > wrote:
> In article
> >,
>
> *Nancy2 > wrote:
> > Well, the OP said "Jiffy Pop," which to me is microwave popcorn.
> > Living in corn country, I usually pop the regular kind when I have it,
> > but I don't have it very often - maybe once a year or so.
>
> Google didn't return any MW popcorn for "Jiffy Pop", but I only looked
> at the first page of the 100,000 hits. *Are you thinking of "Jolly Time"
> or something?
>
> Jiffy Pop is that magic thing that comes in a pan and the aluminum foil
> expands when you heat it:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiffy_Pop
>
> --
> Dan Abel
> Petaluma, California USA
>

Oops, my bad. Yup, you're right. I've never tried Jiffy Pop.

N.

On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:19:42 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2 wrote:

> On Apr 21, 2:12*pm, Dan Abel > wrote:
>> In article
>> >,
>>
>> *Nancy2 > wrote:
>>> Well, the OP said "Jiffy Pop," which to me is microwave popcorn.
>>> Living in corn country, I usually pop the regular kind when I have it,
>>> but I don't have it very often - maybe once a year or so.
>>
>> Google didn't return any MW popcorn for "Jiffy Pop", but I only looked
>> at the first page of the 100,000 hits. *Are you thinking of "Jolly Time"
>> or something?
>>
>> Jiffy Pop is that magic thing that comes in a pan and the aluminum foil
>> expands when you heat it:
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiffy_Pop
>>
>> --
>> Dan Abel
>> Petaluma, California USA
>>
>
> Oops, my bad. Yup, you're right. I've never tried Jiffy Pop.
>
> N.

my recollection is that you end up with more burned and unpopped kernels
with jiffy pop than with other methods.

your pal,
blake

On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:37:06 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2 wrote:

>
> Don't know what happened to my response, so sorry for the duplicate:
>
> I like Act II the best - the kind with no pretense of being healthy or
> low salt or no butter - if you're going to have popcorn, you might as
> well have real butter and salt the way you like it. It's for a
> microwave, which is what I assume you are looking for.
>
> And, yes, Amazon also has Presto poppers.
>
> N.

i totally agree. besides, the fake butter smells nauseating.

your pal,
blake