I may be the only person who wasn’t aware of this little tidbit…
I read recently that you can buy a regular (read: cheap) bag of popcorn and still pop the stuff in the microwave. All you need is the popcorn and a small brown paper bag like the ones your mom used to pack your lunch in.
At first read, I wasn’t a believer, but Smarty Boy tried it out last weekend using a leftover Subway bag (yes, the Malibu Subway uses paper, not plastic). He dumped a half cup of standard popcorn in the bag, folded down the top a couple times and set the microwave for three minutes. In about two and a half minutes, we had fluffy, yummy, perfectly popped corn! As he slowly dumped it into a bowl, I sprayed it with cooking spray and sprinkled on salt. Seriously better than standard microwave popcorn and a helluva a lot cheaper!
One tip: use popcorn or other very fine salt for best results. Standard table salt is too heavy to stick to the kernels.
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Today is National Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day. If you have some lying around, drop that stuff to the ground and stomp on it like a madman. Stress? What stress? Bubble wrap decimation will cure it for sure!
