Provides general information and historical facts about a popular snack food.

When all his guests bring popcorn to his costume party on Halloween night, Sam finds his house overflowing with delicious popcorn and wonders what he and his friends will do with so much of this tasty treat.

"Opening a gourmet popcorn shop was never on Rebecca Anderson's bucket list. But after a failed marriage to a celebrity chef, she's ready for her life to open up and expand. She has returned to her hometown of Grand Lake, Ohio, with her popcorn-loving poodle Sprocket to start a new business--naturally called POPS. As a delicious bonus, Cordelia "Coco" Bittles, a close family friend who has always been like a grandmother to Rebecca, owns the chocolate...

Whether in movie theaters or sports arenas, at fairs or theme parks, around campfires or family hearths, Americans consume more popcorn by volume than any other snack. To the world, popcorn seems as American as baseball and apple pie. Within American food lore, popcorn holds a special place, for it was purportedly shared by Native Americans at the first Thanksgiving. In Popped Culture, Andrew F. Smith tests such legends against archaeological, agricultural,...

"Popcorn is one of America's favorite snacks. But where does that tub of fluffy goodness come from? Follow along as popcorn's secrets are revealed, from planting, growing, and harvesting a special kind of corn to the extraordinary circumstances that help a hard kernel explode into a marvelous piece of popcorn"--Book flap.

This book focusing on popcorn as the one main ingredient is a collection of recipes for oh-so-good popcorn mix, maple bacon kettle corn, Mexican popcorn olé, cocoa-latta popcorn, nutty caramel popcorn, and other dishes.

Ellis and Bob think they have everything under control, but when visitors from Popcorn & Co. begin following them, it's up to Ellis to keep Bob safe.

"Close your eyes for a minute and picture it: What's that one thing in your life that you live for? That you love more than anything else? That defines you, at your very core? For Ellis, that thing is popcorn. When her school "goes healthy" and her dads decide to follow suit, banning all snack foods from their house--INCLUDING POPCORN--Ellis can't possibly obey. But when she sneaks a late-night batch of illicit popcorn, she's met with more than just...

"A thorough narrative on Orville Redenbacher's career, drawing upon sources from congressional debates over relevant laws including information regarding vocational education and its laws."--Cover.