ShareThis5,600 -- Age in years of popcorn ears found in caves in New Mexico
400 to 460 -- Degrees that are the ideal popping temperature
70 -- Percentage of popcorn eaten at home (remainder at theaters, stadiums, etc.)
54 -- Average number of quarts of popcorn eaten annually by each American, more than in any other country
122 -- Calories in 1 cup popcorn, oil-popped
102 -- Calories in 1 tablespoon butter
31 -- Calories in 1 cup popcorn, home-popped, hot air, no fat
Store the kernels in an airtight container in a cool, dry spot -- not in the refrigerator. The kernels have moisture inside (that's what makes them pop when heated) and refrigerators will dry them out.
Salt the popcorn after -- not before -- the kernels have popped, or it will make them tough.
(Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, www.scrippsnews.com.)
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