Trying to slow down my ever tech life, a
friend gave me an old-fashioned, fireplace popcorn popper for the
holidays. So after years of having microwaved or movie popcorn, I tried
to pop popcorn in my fireplace with it. It was quite the adventure.
First, the popcorn popper (which is not sold at Best Buy) was difficult to put
together. I had to drill its wood topper just so I could get a screw in
to hold it to the top of the popper. I oiled up the popper and put in
popcorn kernels. Within a couple of minutes I heard the first
"Pop!" It was bit challenging holding the heavy popper in the fire.
I had to gently rock it from side to side to get the popcorn to pop
evenly. After a plethora of popping sounds, I decided to take it out of
the fire.
The natural popcorn was a nice change from microwave and movie
popcorn. I added a little sour cream and onion popcorn seasoning and
feasted on my hard labor. Afterward when I began to clean up I realized
the popcorn popper's bottom was melting black paint on to the floor. I
cleaned up and put the popper in the kitchen. It then got black paint on
the stove and popcorn bowl.
Consequently, I've decided to use the popcorn popper as a decoration. It was
nice to try the low-tech way of making popcorn, but I missed my
microwave. Come to think of it, I think I will go pop myself a bag now.
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