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Want Hot Buttered Popcorn?
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Native American Popcorn is old. The oldest known popcorn was discovered in west central New Mexico in the Bat Cave—a site occupied by cave dwellers some three thousand years ago. The popcorn found there was over five thousand years old. In southwest Utah, 1000 year old popcorn was found in a cave once inhabited by ancestors of the Pueblo. Popcorn has also been found in Central America—the Aztecs gave it to the invading Spanish and Columbus reported seeing Arawak tribespeople selling popcorn to his sailors. Legend has it that the Wampanoagsa, the tribe that signed a peace treaty with the English Pilgrims, brought popcorn to the first Thanksgiving, though there's little evidence to support it. There is evidence, however, that French explorers got popcorn from the Iroquois in the Great Lakes region and that the Iroquois popped corn in pottery vessels with heated sand. Some Native American folklore has it that healing spirits live inside of popcorn and come out when the kernels are heated.
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Cleaning the Popcorn Machine: 1.
Wait at least an hour until the kettle has cooled. The kettle
can be very hot. Use Caution! |
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