tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786424217841286435.post846107704007008541..comments2023-08-20T05:51:34.135-04:00Comments on Kitchen Toys Make Cooking Fun!®: Friday's Flick October 7, 2011 Popcorn!Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00022397662111150895noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786424217841286435.post-33474861414436203562011-10-09T07:32:48.732-04:002011-10-09T07:32:48.732-04:00Wow,I was not aware of that. Guess we owe a good d...Wow,I was not aware of that. Guess we owe a good deal of thanks to the not-so-lowly corn kernel. Thanks for your contribution.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00022397662111150895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786424217841286435.post-8359983127504101062011-10-09T00:01:51.354-04:002011-10-09T00:01:51.354-04:00That is an interesting ponder as to how popcorn ca...That is an interesting ponder as to how popcorn came about. Additionally, modern day microwave cooking of popcorn. <br /><br />Corn, while mention in the Bible, was a word usage for grain and not the crop known as corn today. Although, the first popping of corn came before any other means of cooking and is a South American crop about 5,000 years old. <br /><br />Early Spanish exploring to the New World found 16th century Aztec Indians popping the kernels along with many other methods of cooking the crop. <br /><br />Additionally, had it not been for popping corn, we may not have the micro wave oven. Percy Spencer, working at Raytheon Manufacturing Corporation, figured out how to mass produce magnetrons which were being used to generate microwaves for use in World War II. Looking for post-war applications of Raytheon technology, Spencer spurred the development of the microwave oven. Popcorn was key to many of Spencer's experiments.cowboysandchuckwagoncookinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10874118941778139191noreply@blogger.com