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"Sam Bam" <sam@bam.slam> wrote in message
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> Besq wrote:
> > "Sam Bam" <sam@bam.slam> wrote in message
> > news:WKTPd.2079050$f47.364446@news.easynews.com...
> >
> >>Besq wrote:
> >>
> >>>Does anyone know where I can find some heirloom popcorn kernels?   Just
> >
> > a
> >
> >>>few so I can grow them and build up a supply.  Popcorn doesn't taste
the
> >
> > way
> >
> >>>popcorn should anymore.  Anyone?
> >>
> >>http://www.rareseeds.com/catlisting.php?cat=14
> >>
> >>Lady Finger Popcorn
> >>An heirloom from the Amish in Ohio and Indiana. Short plants produce
> >>6"-7" long, slender ears. The kernels are mostly yellow and have an
> >>excellent taste. Pops well. Pkt. (150 seeds)
> >>
> >>Item Code: CN112
> >>$2.00
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Strawberry Popcorn
> >>Popular and cute, these little ears look just like big strawberries 2-3"
> >>long. Plants 4'tall, produce 2-4 ears each. Great for fall decorations
> >>or making delicious popcorn, an old favorite.
> >>
> >>Item Code: CN119
> >>$2.00
> >>
> >
> > Thank You!  I will definitely be ordering from them.  The popcorn of
today
> > is bland and flat, and I don't like it a bit.  I want that strong
tasting
> > kind I grew up with.  Thanx again!  AA
> >
> >
>
> Yer welcome, enjoy.
>
> I too miss the real deal, and what we get today tastes like styrofoam
> peanuts compared to the good stuff I grew up with.
>
> I'm tempted to blame Orville Redenbacker, but I suspect the true demise
> of popcorn might trace back to the days of Jiffy Pop...the "magic
treat"...
>
> <burnt smell>
>
> Ugh.

I blame Redenbacker definitely.  Why couldn't he have left a good thing
alone.  His popcorn tastes terrible.  You must have worked at TI.  I used to
get popcorn on my break and deliberately burn it so I could stand the taste.
I will be ordering some of  the Amish popcorn, the yellow, and grow it in my
back yard.  Those good potatoes I found have put out sprouts so I am trying
to slow them down so I can plant them in my yard this year too.  And I'll
grow my mother's heirloom tomatoes.  I'll be busy this year for sure,
keeping the raccoons away from the popcorn.  Thanks again!