Popcorn Off the Cob

Try popping popcorn directly from the cob.  Check out this video of us doing it for the first time.  

Popcorn corn is a specific type of corn.  You should check and see if the corn you buy is "for popping".  Popping corn needs to "cure" for a bit.  So if you buy your popcorn in the fall, try it out, and it doesn't work, don't despair!   The dry months in winter are perfect for "curing" popcorn corn.  We used them as decorations as seen in the video.

To pop a popcorn cob, put the cob in a paper bag and roll the end shut.  Microwave for 3-4 minutes or on the popcorn setting on your microwave.  Pretty easy.  The bag holds in the heat and makes the kernels more likely to get to the temperature they need to pop.

Enjoy!