Popped corn. Who would have thought that heating a corn kernel could bring so much joy to our lives. We enjoy it in the cinema, at the theatre, at a sports game, in the circus, on the couch. We can get SO many flavours - sweet, salted, vanilla, coconut. What’s not to love about these fantastic little delights? With National Popcorn Day in mind, we’ve pulled together some poppin’ facts for you to enjoy on January 19th! History & invention of popcorn The history of popcorn has been associated with America for many, many years but the oldest popcorn to ever be discovered was in New Mexico in a ‘bat cave’ in 1948 by Herbert Dick and Earle Smith. They had found the cave which was will filled with small heads of corn along with popped kernels which are said to be around 5600 years old! Fast forward many years to the 1800s where New Americans loved the snack so much it vastly became on of the most popular snacks - with it often being served as breakfast with milk! During the WWll, popcorn become a snack that was affordable so could be enjoyed by all - and with the increase of cinema and theatre productions, the consumption of popcorn was on the rise. Soon enough, people were able to make this at home - and it’s reported that last year, an incredible 17 billion American’s popped their own corn at home! Fun popcorn facts...
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