This is the lone ear of popcorn that I got from an organic farm coop late in the summer of 2007. Somehow I let it sit around on a kitchen windowsill all year until last week. I ate the end result on Friday night. It was still good! Here's what I did.
Shucking the ear was the easy part. The corn kernels were dry as a bone and really tough to get off.
First I tried using a dinner knife to scrape the kernels off, but it was very hard. The kernels flew all over the kitchen and I banged my knuckles on the sides of the bowl with disappointing regularity. Pioneers must have had some sort of special scraper for this!
Next I tried using a dishtowel to keep them (well, most of them) in the bowl.
I'm missing the picture of sifting the kernels to remove all the wispy chaff particles. Finally, the popcorn measured just about 1/2 cup. Perfect for one serving.
A little oil for the microwave popper.
In goes the popcorn....
and into the microwave for about 5 minutes.
Ta-da! Excellent popcorn for my movie night!(but I don't plan to do it the hard way again)
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