Why??

~E~

When I was a kid we had popcorn, popcorn balls, and caramel corn. Nary a word of this thing called 'kettle corn'. How I was kept in the dark about this wondrous food is beyond me. Perhaps it's a Southern thing and growing up in the North was just unlucky happenstance? Perhaps my parents were holding out on me? We may never know.

What matters now is that I have finally discovered the ecstasy that is Kettle Corn and I am over the moon. I was allowed a small taste at a wine and beer show last year and this weekend at a fair I got my very own bag!!
Al even got a few bites - on his fingers when he tried to take some! Hah!

Most delicious and I'm not keeping this secret from MY kids!

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Anonymous said…
What is kettle corn? Do we have it over here? Somehow I doubt it. We don't have creamed corn or corn dogs...I have no idea what either of those things are either! jacqui x
July 19, 2008 at 2:02 PM
Charmingly Feisty said…
Oh, Jacqui, you have to find it.

They make it in a huge copper kettle - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kettle_corn

As the link says, it's not overpoweringly sweet like Caramel corn can be, and it has a bit of salt as well. It melts in your mouth.

I'm not sure how well it would travel. Maybe you'll get some in the mail someday? :)
July 19, 2008 at 6:08 PM
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