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Besq wrote:
> "Sam Bam" <sam@bam.slam> wrote in message
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>>Besq wrote:
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>>>"Sam Bam" <sam@bam.slam> wrote in message
>>>news:WKTPd.2079050$f47.364446@news.easynews.com...
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>>>>Besq wrote:
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>>>>>Does anyone know where I can find some heirloom popcorn kernels?   Just
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>>>a
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>>>>>few so I can grow them and build up a supply.  Popcorn doesn't taste
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> the
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>>>way
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>>>>>popcorn should anymore.  Anyone?
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>>>>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)
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>>>>Item Code: CN112
>>>>$2.00
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>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
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> today
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>>>is bland and flat, and I don't like it a bit.  I want that strong
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> tasting
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>>>kind I grew up with.  Thanx again!  AA
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>>Yer welcome, enjoy.
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>>I too miss the real deal, and what we get today tastes like styrofoam
>>peanuts compared to the good stuff I grew up with.
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>>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
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> treat"...
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>><burnt smell>
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>>Ugh.
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> 
> 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.

LOL!

I'm just recalling how lousy Jiffy Pop was when it got too far cooked - 
yuck.

Btw - the Newman's Own brand of microwave popcorn is somewhat less 
heinous than most, if speed is the determining factor.


> 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!

Cool sounding garden, lots of flavor for sure.