Kettle Corn

 Have you ever tried kettle corn? It's like popcorn, but better. I can barely remember the last time I had bagged popcorn. My mom does not like all the added ingredients they put in the popcorn you put in the microwave. (I don't either.Yuck.)

As an alternative we have a hand cranked popcorn popper. It's called a Whirely-pop Stovetop popcorn popper.  Some of you probably have one, some of you might have never heard of one. It's really easy to use. Just put in the popcorn, oil, turn on the stove, turn the crank, and in a few minutes you'll have yourself a delicious snack. You can buy popcorn kernels at grocery stores, although they can sometimes be hard to find.

We have discovered this kettle corn recipe. It is so good! Here's how to make it.

1/4 cup oil
1/2 cup popcorn
2 table spoons white sugar
2 table spoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt

This recipe makes a generous bowl full of popcorn. Put all of these ingredients in your popcorn popper. Make sure the sugar is stirred in well, no clumps. Turn the stove top on medium-high. Begin turning the crank and continue cranking so the sugar and popcorn do not burn. It should heat up in a few minutes and the popcorn will begin popping! Wait about five seconds after popcorn stops popping for any other kernels to pop. Then pour into a bowl let cool for a minute or two and enjoy!