popcorn

[moti barski]

microwaved a whole corn for 10 minutes :
it didn't turn to corn it blackend the plate.

[baja_yu]

Not all corn can be used to make popcorn you know.

[opus]

At least that popcorn doesn't hurt your stomach.

[LaVolpe]

Not a popcorn lover myself. Hate it when someone burns the stuff at my workplace. Nowhere to run to get away from the stench

[Hack]

Popcorn

[BlindSniper]

microwaved a whole corn for 10 minutes :
it didn't turn to corn it blackend the plate.

The corn needs to be right for that to happen, we do that all the time here(I don't mean making popcorn, microwaving a whole corn cob), although we only microwave for about 2 minutes and 30 seconds.

[moti barski]

it has to be a specific type of corn or is it corn that harvested at a specific stage ?

[Hack]

Did you even glance at the link I posted?

Here is the first paragraph

People have been eating popcorn for thousands of years. It was originally discovered by Native Americans in prehistoric times. Popcorn is a type of corn, and has the scientific name Zea mays everta. While it grows in the same way as other types of corn, only popcorn can be popped.

[opus]

"People have been eating popcorn for thousands of years. It was originally discovered by Native Americans in prehistoric times."

What did you do with those "Native Americans". They most probably knew other ways to prepare corn into a tasty meal.
Now the world is stuck with this "american way of.."

[techgnome]

what are you yammering about? there's plenty of tasy uses for corn... chowder... cornbread... tortillas... grits... wait... nope, that's pretty much it ...

-tg

[abhijit]

The two of the biggest uses for corn, that I can think of are Corn Sugar - Eventually turned to HFCS
and Ethanol.

[Jacob Roman]

"People have been eating popcorn for thousands of years. It was originally discovered by Native Americans in prehistoric times."

Indians were so ahead of the curve, they been microwaving popcorn for centuries while watching hardcore live pRon

[honeybee]

Indians were so ahead of the curve, they been microwaving popcorn for centuries while watching hardcore live pRon

I didn't know Indians loved to watch live prons! I thought they only ate dead ones.

Is it a nobrainer that only popcorn can be popped?

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[Baird]

Hi moti,
Instead of putting whole corns in microwave to get pop corns why don't you try packet pop corns. They are easy to make and delicious in taste.

[Diana_Diana89]

yes i agree with it , packet pop corns are very easy to make and it takes 2 minutes, better than putting a whole corn in the microwave.

[abhijit]

Hi moti,
Instead of putting whole corns in microwave to get pop corns why don't you try packet pop corns. They are easy to make and delicious in taste.

yes i agree with it , packet pop corns are very easy to make and it takes 2 minutes, better than putting a whole corn in the microwave.

YHBT! HAND!

[techgnome]

They are ... delicious in taste.

That is debatable... I prefer traditional popped or air popped.

-tg

[Hack]

or air popped

Is that like air guitar, i.e., you hang around waiting for something that doesn't exist to be popped so you can pretend to eat it?

[Shaggy Hiker]

Did you even glance at the link I posted?

Heck, I thought that was an Ad. Didn't even realize it was a (relevant) link until you added this post. I was afraid that if I clicked on it I would end up at a Michael Jackson merchandizing fan page, or something.

[moti barski]

I thought it was about email pop protocols
so this special corn, I wonder if it grows form any corn like a recesive or dominant gene or is it comletely a different thing. do I plent the kernel ?

[dilettante]

Actually "corn" is a word very like "grain" in meaning though in some places we consider it to mean a grain of maize as opposed to wheat, barley, rye, etc.

So you probably mean an "ear of corn" and not "a whole corn."

And yes, wheat comes in ears as well.

Popping corn normally refers to varieties of maize that are good for popping. And yes, you can buy "seed corn" to grow your own if you can't get the stuff from the store to sprout reliably.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Actually "corn" is a word very like "grain" in meaning though in some places we consider it to mean a grain of maize as opposed to wheat, barley, rye, etc.

Now you're just being corny. I'd give you an ear full, but that when it comes to corn, that would be considered a stalk reply.

[Jacob Roman]

Popcorn!!!

The other white meat

[Kaka22]

popcorn and movies...the best combination ever!