Originally Posted By Darkbeer <a href="http://www.sacbee.com/content/lifestyle/taste/story/6301208p-7254788c.html" target="_blank">http://www.sacbee.com/content/ lifestyle/taste/story/6301208p-7254788c.html</a> >>Popcorn is happy food. A handful of the creamy-white clouds has the heft of air. Its crunch is delightful, its smell irresistible. Americans treasure popcorn. Each of us crunches through 58 quarts a year. More than a few quarts will be devoured during Oscar parties Sunday night when the Academy Awards are televised. Movies enjoyed at home or in theaters are the perfect complement to popcorn and its hybrids -- caramel corn and kettle corn.<< >>But the joy of popcorn isn't in its purchase and preparation, but in its consumption. "Popcorn makes people smile," says Deirdre Flynn, marketing director for the Popcorn Board. "When you're eating popcorn, you're usually doing something fun. Popcorn brings back great memories and makes people feel good. You know the saying, 'Good times are poppin' with popcorn.' "<<
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Each of us crunches through 58 quarts a year.<< And some of us have to crunch through a little more to make up for the slackers. : )
Originally Posted By iluvdisneyland The article conveniently neglects to mention the fact that popcorn is fried in grease, oil, butter, and salt- major factors in high cholesterol which can ultimatly lead to blocked arteries, blood clots, hemmorages, and even heart attacks.
Originally Posted By DWilliam <<The article conveniently neglects to mention the fact that popcorn is fried in grease, oil, butter, and salt- major factors in high cholesterol which can ultimatly lead to blocked arteries, blood clots, hemmorages, and even heart attacks.>> Well you obivously dont know how Churros are made before they are frozen and sent to DLR. Because they are deep fried. And last time i checked you heat up the popcorn, not fry it, that wouldnt turn out too good.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Let's look at the recipe for Churro's... <a href="http://mexicanfood.about.com/library/recipes/blrr250.htm" target="_blank">http://mexicanfood.about.com/l ibrary/recipes/blrr250.htm</a> >>Vegetable Oil 1 cup water 1/2 c. margarine or butter 1/4 tsp. salt 1 c. all-purpose flour 3 eggs 1/4 c. sugar 1/4 tsp. cinnamon << Gee, Oil, Butter and Salt plus Eggs! Did you know that Eggs are the single largest source of cholesterol among the foods commonly eaten in the U.S. ?
Originally Posted By MissCandice I had some kettle corn today,it was yummy. Can't wait to have a churro tomorrow!
Originally Posted By ComicRider This article is indeed right, popcorn is happy food, much happier than churros.
Originally Posted By iluvdisneyland "Well you obivously dont know how Churros are made before they are frozen and sent to DLR. Because they are deep fried. And last time i checked you heat up the popcorn, not fry it, that wouldnt turn out too good. " Oooooooh a newbie! Please, if you are going to direct comments towards me, I must insist that you try your utmost to avoid spelling and grammatical errors. It shows disrespect to me when you attempt to make a point that gets lost in scrambled language. I never said Churros were a healthy food- but neither is popcorn. They are both fried with oils and greases. One has salt, the other cinammon and sugar. Churros are made from a traditional Mexican recipe that does call for eggs and dough, and popcorn is made of corn. Neither are healthy, strictly speaking, however a Churro, a stick of dough fried and then bathed in sugar and cinammon, is much sweeter than salty, greasy popcorn that stains your hands and gets stuck in your teeth.
Originally Posted By DWilliam >>Doesn't sound to happy to me...<< BTW it is, "...too happy...", not "...to happy..." If you are going to try to get your point across I expect perfect grammar. Do you see how pathetic and rude what you said is? It is just a message board, and I think you got my message. Oh and am not a newbie.
Originally Posted By Dave >>> is much sweeter than salty, greasy popcorn that stains your hands and gets stuck in your teeth<<< Ohh please!! I have never got stained hands from popcorn. You are just too much! Give it up!
Originally Posted By DJ7K >> >>Vegetabl Oil << >> Gee, Oil, Butter and Salt plus Eggs! << Ahem, at least *ours* has vegetable oil. Not MOTOR oil. Besides, vegetables are good for you.
Originally Posted By iluvdisneyland "BTW it is, "...too happy...", not "...to happy..." If you are going to try to get your point across I expect perfect grammar. Do you see how pathetic and rude what you said is? It is just a message board, and I think you got my message. Oh and am not a newbie." Shall we proof-read your post... I think we shall! "Well you obivously dont know how Churros are made before they are frozen and sent to DLR. Because they are deep fried. And last time i checked you heat up the popcorn, not fry it, that wouldnt turn out too good. " I believe you were *trying* to say: Then you are obviously ignorant of the churro-making process. Churros are deep fried and then frozen, packaged, and sent to DLR. Popcorn, however, does not require frying- that wouldn't turn out to good! I don't claim to be an english teacher of some sort- but my SAT scores are "through-the-roof" when it comes to Language, Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation. When you try to direct a point at me, it makes sense to make it as clear as possible so that the reader understands your point-of-view. Readers also judge the author by their usage of the language; for example, if one writes in broken english like yourself, they might be judged as an arrogant, half-educated nit-wit. This is not to say that you are just that, but in the future I would appreciate not having to fully reconstruct your posts in order to attempt to understand your points. "I have never got stained hands from popcorn." Using laytex gloves, eh? Smart man...
Originally Posted By mousiegirl Oh, for goodness sake, you both know what each the other person means despite grammatical or spelling errors, so what does it matter? You don't need to bring grammar into a snacking debate.
Originally Posted By Mrs Nurmi <<Using laytex gloves, eh? Smart man... >> You spelled latex wrong. It makes you look like a fool when you make such a point of correcting others, and then make similar mistakes. Get over yourself.
