Thankfulness: A cold day, roaring wind, whipping rain. Hot applesauce. Popcorn. Stupid sci-fi movies. The perfect end to a wearying day.
Of course there are easier ways to make it. The UK has tons of microwave options. But sometimes, the microwave is just beside the point…
All the diet people frown on “comfort food,” and preach the gospel of separating our relationship to food from love, from comfort, from anything other than eating to fuel the body machine.
I wish them good luck with that.
In times of dark and cold, humans turn toward light and warmth, good smells and sharp flavors. There will probably never be a time when people don’t want to be comforted by what they eat. There will probably never be a meal that isn’t served by some silent parent in lieu of the words of love the family does not hear them say.
Food isn’t love… I’m good with that. But popcorn prepared — the hard way, when one mentions a craving on a whim —
Well, it’s pretty darned close.
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yum.
In this day and age of everyone using microwave popcorn in a bag we still get out the old hot air popper and make ours that way. It’s much healthier and the kids love it when it’s starts popping in the bowl all over the kitchen!
We wish for the hot air popper! This business of putting it on the stove … is just a pain! But it works, and it’s not a bad flavor … it’s just really old-fashioned. 🙂