Microwavable packets and brimming machines at the cinema make popping corn seem like a simple undertaking, but there are number of factors that turn rock hard kernels into crunchy puffs of buttery ...

I was once a popcorn purist: Salt, butter. Period. Kettle corn, at least in its early days, was too sweet, and often hard and too sticky. Popcorn was meant to be a salty snack. Caramel corn was OK, ...

A night out at the movies would be incomplete without popcorn. A bowl of freshly popped kernels can make a night curled up on the couch in front of the television feel special, too. This occurred to ...

Believe it or not, a newspaper reporter observed several passengers carrying “a sack of popped corn” as they boarded an interurban car, and reported it (6 May 1913 Daily Eagle). One lady had left her ...

Step right up and check out the best popcorn makers, guaranteed to deliver a perfect pop every single time for all your movie nights. Rather than serving up the same old microwaveable popcorn at your ...

Unpopped popcorn kernels can be surprisingly dangerous, so it's best to rid yourself of them. Here's the best way for both ...

In the 1800s, the most common method to make popcorn, according to "John Russell Bartlett's Dictionary of Americanisms," was to place the corn on a shovel and hold it over a fire until it started to ...

Popcorn is a high fiber, whole grain food that promotes gut health. But not all popcorn is good for you. Learn more.

There are certain foods we connect with seasons of the year. There are strawberries, rhubarb and asparagus in the spring; pumpkins and apples in the fall; and soups and stews in the winter. I think ...

Editor’s note: As the Oscars approach, we’re celebrating America’s favorite movie snack by bringing back this story, first published in 2014. Popcorn is truly ancient. Archaeologists have uncovered ...