Today is Wednesday January 19, 2011
National Popcorn Day
As one of America's favorite snacks, it only seems natural to have a day to celebrate popcorn! Americans eat about 16 billion quarts of popcorn each year. That's about 54 quarts per person!
Popcorn has been around for centuries. Indians used to pop corn kernels over fires and sizzling hot stones more than 5,000 years ago. Popcorn has come a long way since then: during the 1980's, microwaveable popcorn was introduced to the public and became an instant success.
Did you know that the quality of popcorn is based on a number of factors? These include kernel moisture, expansion ration, processing procedures, home storage, and home handling. To celebrate National Popcorn Day, make your favorite kind of popcorn and enjoy while watching a movie with your friends!
"Images and text courtesy of MyPunchbowl.com" -- http://www.mypunchbowl.com/
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On this day in History:
| 1825 - Ezra Daggett and Thomas Kensett of New York City patented a canning process to preserve salmon, oysters and lobsters. 1883 - Thomas Edison's first village electric lighting system using overhead wires began operation in Roselle, NJ. 1949 - The salary of the President of the United States was increased from $75,000 to $100,000 with an additional $50,000 expense allowance for each year in office. 1953 - Sixty-eight percent of all TV sets in the U.S. were tuned to CBS-TV, as Lucy Ricardo, of "I Love Lucy," gave birth to a baby boy. 1957 - Johnny Cash made his first network TV appearance, on CBS' "Jackie Gleason Show." 1966 - Indira Gandhi was elected prime minister of India. |
Quote of the Day:
No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you'll see why.
- Mignon McLaughlin
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