| Popcorn is a delicious, nutritious snack | | | | Once you have your wok or saucepan and |
| that has been around since before the | | | | all of your ingredients, you will need |
| late 1800s. Traditionally, popcorn was | | | | to have your stove on medium heat, and |
| made over the fire. This was not the | | | | place the vegetable oil in the bottom of |
| best way to make popcorn as most of the | | | | the pan. You only need enough to cover |
| corn would end up in the fire as it | | | | the bottom of the pan. Do not go |
| exploded. Since then, there have been | | | | overboard or you will end up with fried |
| many new ways created to make popcorn, | | | | corn rather than popcorn. Slowly melt |
| including saucepans, air poppers, | | | | your stick of butter in another pan on |
| microwave ovens and woks. Below is an | | | | low heat. |
| easy, quick way to make popcorn that | | | | Cover the bottom of your pan with |
| tastes great. | | | | popcorn kernels, making sure not to put |
| What You Need To Make Popcorn | | | | too many in at once, but enough so that |
| One of the easiest ways to make popcorn | | | | you can not see the bottom of the pan |
| is with a regular saucepan. Just make | | | | and cover the pan with a lid. After |
| sure that it has a lid to avoid having | | | | about a minute, you should begin to hear |
| popcorn exploding all over your kitchen | | | | your popcorn start to explode. Move the |
| floor. You can also use a wok. A wok is | | | | pan around from side to side to help the |
| a large deep frying pan used to cook | | | | process. |
| oriental dishes. Many people prefer them | | | | Once the popcorn starts to reach the |
| because they keep the oil and un-popped | | | | lid, place it on an unheated burner |
| corn kernels in the bottom of the pan | | | | while it finishes popping. Use the |
| directly over the heat. If you do not | | | | butter that you melted earlier to pour |
| have a wok, a regular saucepan will do | | | | over the popcorn and add salt to taste. |
| just fine. | | | | Place your popcorn in a bowl, and give |
| You will need some popcorn kernels. | | | | it a shake around to make sure the salt |
| These are different from regular | | | | and butter are distributed evenly. If |
| kernels, so make sure you have the right | | | | you want fat-free popcorn, just use salt |
| ones. Other ingredients needed are some | | | | without the butter or for a sweet snack, |
| butter, approximately one stick, some | | | | use icing sugar instead of salt. Then |
| vegetable oil and some regular salt. | | | | sit back and enjoy the popcorn that you |
| How to Prepare Popcorn | | | | have just made. |