tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255780169532053484.post2613301192681733687..comments2023-10-26T08:30:37.641-07:00Comments on Mangia with Mario: What's Poppin'?mangiawithmariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10384382978636154465noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255780169532053484.post-11611064882946920372010-07-09T10:47:55.502-07:002010-07-09T10:47:55.502-07:00Wow, olive oil and sea salt added to the grain tha...Wow, olive oil and sea salt added to the grain that built a continent! Two variations on an American treat which I feel I should have thought of long ago. This post is timely as I am planning on watching a movie this weekend and now I can give the new recipe a try.<br /><br />I recently reading "One Small Candle" by Thomas Flemming and was shocked to learn the Massasoit American Indians celebrated the ripening of crops with a "Green Corn Dance". With this feast each fall they popped corn and during the first Thanksgiving in 1621 the pilgrims were introduced to it. They cooked corn over coals in earthen jars until the kernals burst into fluffy whiteness. The Indians had been eating it this way for decades, and the also knew how to add the final touch by pouring maple syrup over it to turn it into sweet crunchy balls of goo.Derreknoreply@blogger.com