Natalieclare Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 In our house, we put melted butter and sea salt on our popcorn. Occasionally we might throw some shredded cheese in the bowl. Or maybe some butterscotch chips. In the Wilson thread, Hedgehog (Hi Hedgehog! I hope you don't feel picked on! I just found your post intriguing!) remarked that she puts condensed milk on hers. And was surprised to see someone use seasoning salt. I thought it might be fun to see what other popcorn variations this group could come up with. :001_smile: :lurk5::lurk5::lurk5::lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMother Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I usually buy the microwave kind (low-fat butter variety) for ease, even though I know it's not healthy. When I make it from scratch I top it with butter and lite salt or sea salt, depending on my mood. Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Mommy Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I put in sharp cheddar cheese cubes, and parmesan cheese sometimes, as a treat :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I hate popcorn. On the VERY rare occasions we buy it (my family isn't that fond of it either), we buy the movie butter microwave kind. :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyagain Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I put in sharp cheddar cheese cubes, and parmesan cheese sometimes, as a treat :001_smile: Do you do that while popping or after? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilsonx6 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 parmesan cheese sometimes cayenne pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 OMG popcorn is one of my very favorite foods ever. I love it with just sea salt, or seasoning salt, or butter and sea salt. One of my favorite ways is to use butter and then sprinkle with King Arthur Flour's Vermont Cheese Powder. I think Cabot makes a version too. astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gailmegan Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Just melted butter. but some of these suggestions are sounding pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbalgirl Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 OMG popcorn is one of my very favorite foods ever. I love it with just sea salt, or seasoning salt, or butter and sea salt. One of my favorite ways is to use butter and then sprinkle with King Arthur Flour's Vermont Cheese Powder. I think Cabot makes a version too. astrid :drool5: We usually put butter, salt and grated cheese on ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Mrs Spy Car (the designated pop-corn diva extraordinaire in our home) adds some salt and...dried dill weed. Dill is her innovation. She says it makes the popcorn taste "buttery" without the butter. I don't know if I'd go that far, but it is tasty and pop-corn isn't pop-corn at our house without some dried dill. Bill (rhymes with dill :D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Mommy Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Do you do that while popping or after? After :001_smile: and I put it all in a big bowl with a lid and shake it for a few seconds so it doesn't all settle on the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodgollycr Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 m&m's. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I have a whirley pop. One of our favorite things to mix in with the corn and oil is red hots. I also make kettle corn and sometimes add some food coloring to the sugar. Other times I put chocolate in there. Sometimes we go plain salt and butter. And still others we go with some kind of savory recipe. There are some recipes here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma H Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 (edited) We love to put olive oil, salt and smoked paprika on ours. Highly additctive. Also olive oil and Johnny's Seasoning salt. It has MSG but oh, it is delish.:lol: We do airpopcorn. We love it so much we buy it by the 35 pound bag of kernels (Orville is the best is our humble opinion). Edited August 2, 2011 by Momma H remembered something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I am not a big popcorn fan, but my DH and DC love it. We usually get the microwave kind ... with lots of butter. I want to get a popper. I tried to get myself one in our dirty santa family gift exchange last year...but they ran out of the one that fit the monetary limit. I think I might like fresh popped with seasoning salt :001_smile: I may have to try cayenne pepper though, I put that on everything else! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Mrs Spy Car (the designated pop-corn diva extraordinaire in our home) adds some salt and...dried dill weed. Dill is her innovation. She says it makes the popcorn taste "buttery" without the butter. I don't know if I'd go that far, but it is tasty and pop-corn isn't pop-corn at our house without some dried dill. Bill (rhymes with dill :D) We do this too--- and I agree with Mrs. Spy Car! Additionally, I steep fresh rosemary sprigs in warm olive oil in a saucepan over low heat. Then I allow the oil to cool a bit, discard the rosemary sprigs and use that oil in my Whirly Pop. Delicious!! astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 We put butter and garlic powder on ours. I am not sure how that started, but I have been eating popcorn that way since I was a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 We do this too--- and I agree with Mrs. Spy Car! Additionally, I steep fresh rosemary sprigs in warm olive oil in a saucepan over low heat. Then I allow the oil to cool a bit, discard the rosemary sprigs and use that oil in my Whirly Pop. Delicious!! astrid My stash is getting low, but I have enjoyed sprinkling pop-corn with smoked Spanish paprika. I think you would like it. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Mmm....I most defiintely would! Thanks for the tip-- I have to stop at Whole Foods on my way home this afternoon and I'm going to head straight for the spice aisle to see what I can come up with! astrid, who will undoubtedly look like this tonight: :lurk5: astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Mmm....I most defiintely would! Thanks for the tip-- I have to stop at Whole Foods on my way home this afternoon and I'm going to head straight for the spice aisle to see what I can come up with! astrid, who will undoubtedly look like this tonight: :lurk5: astrid Not only does the smoked Spanish paprika (usually available in tins) give the pop-corn a nice lighty-smoky sweet picante taste, but it also imparts a color that can only be called "cheery." Good luck at Whole Foods. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Sprinkle a bit of dehydrated butter because the melted butter makes me sick to my stomach and sea salt. Nothing more. I LOVE popcorn!! If the day comes that I need to lose weight, the issue will be salty things. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 We use an air popper, put melted butter on it, then sea salt and nutritional yeast flakes. YUMMY. My friend in Colorado and I thought we "invented" putting yeast flakes on popcorn, but apparently some theatres do this as well. I love popcorn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 melted butter, salt, and sugar I love the sweet/salty combo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Sprinkle a bit of dehydrated butter ...:) Eek! (in a good way) We'll have to try this. I have a couple of cans of dehydrated butter that I purchased during a cooking phase I went through (that ended before it started) that I didn't know how to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mert Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 B/c ds is dairy free, we do melted Earth Balance, sea salt and nutritional yeast. I guess that's the df equivalent of salt, butter and parm cheese. All I know is it's yummy, and I eat my popcorn that way even when ds isn't around. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I use extra light olive oil to cook the popcorn, then a seasoned salt...I forget the brand name, but it's one that has extra fine sea salt and dried veggies/herbs. I buy it at Whole Foods. I don't add butter or anything else (although I'm not opposed to butter; I just don't want soggy popcorn, KWIM?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Normally a little salt and butter with grated parmesan melted with the butter. But, there is a divine concoction...1/2 stick butter,2 tsp honey, 2 tbsp of carmel sauce, melt together pour over popcorn and stir well. Very, very yummy. It's a holiday cheat treat so I don't have to make popcorn balls, which for a person who does not like to cook - IS TORTURE. The natives are generally happy and quiet after such an offering. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfishes Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Forgive my englishness- it has to be sweet .Air popped with a dash of melted butter and a sprinkling of icing sugar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Melted butter and sea salt here too. Sometimes I use Parmesan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Air popped popcorn with real butter and sea salt Very, very rarely, I'll make Jell-O popcorn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Butter and sea salt or butter and a little honey. Mmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReader Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Wow, all of these sound so good!! We have an air popper, and usually we melt real butter and pour half over the popcorn and sprinkle with popcorn salt, give some good shakes, then repeat with the other half of the butter/more salt. BUT the most delicious thing I ever ate was from a popcorn street vendor here (well, most delicious popcorn I ever ate...) -- and this is actually a recipe on the bag of kernels -- he cooked bacon dices into crispy bits. He had popcorn with the bacon bits mixed in (real bacon dices) which we didn't try BUT he cooked his regular popcorn in the bacon grease instead of oil. Oh.My.Yummness. So so so so good. Just that hint of bacon flavor....YUM. I can't convince DH to try it, but I so want to. Cook bacon up and drizzle the whole thing over the popcorn.....(sigh). Liking the cheese ideas, though, and the different seasonings.....will have to try that next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraeden Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 We make popcorn with oil in a pot on the stove. Sometimes my husband adds a bit of sugar - which leads to a lot more clean up. We use spray oil instead of pouring butter. SALT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 In our house, we put melted butter and sea salt on our popcorn. Occasionally we might throw some shredded cheese in the bowl. Or maybe some butterscotch chips. In the Wilson thread, Hedgehog (Hi Hedgehog! I hope you don't feel picked on! I just found your post intriguing!) remarked that she puts condensed milk on hers. And was surprised to see someone use seasoning salt. I thought it might be fun to see what other popcorn variations this group could come up with. :001_smile: :lurk5::lurk5::lurk5::lurk5: :lol: no problem! I've had plain popcorn with condensed milk ever since I was a child - I remember watching movies with my family and wiping my finger round my popcorn bowl to get the last of the condensed milk. YUM!!! DH introduced me to butter popcorn, which doesn't go so well with condensed milk, but very nice just the same. (Now I am considering how long it would take me to get to the store, buy popcorn and a can of condensed milk, come back, microwave it... maybe it's too late for that now... maybe not... ;) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyB Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Air popped with garlic salt or parmesan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Mrs Spy Car (the designated pop-corn diva extraordinaire in our home) adds some salt and...dried dill weed. Dill is her innovation. She says it makes the popcorn taste "buttery" without the butter. I don't know if I'd go that far, but it is tasty and pop-corn isn't pop-corn at our house without some dried dill. Bill (rhymes with dill :D) Dill?!! I love dill! I will have to try that out next time we have popcorn (which is a favorite food at our house and we usually do the boring salt and butter thing on ours). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RahRah Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Popped in coconut oil, in a pot on the stove - topped with melted butter and popcorn salt (the super, super fine type). DH's family actually likes to pour milk over their fresh popped popcorn, no salt, no butter, in a bowl and eat it with a spoon. Blech! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Air popped popcorn with real butter and sea salt Very, very rarely, I'll make Jell-O popcorn. Ok, I'll bite, what is Jello popcorn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I have a whirley pop. I put this on my amazon wish list!!! (and I bookmarked the website!) Lara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Dill?!! I love dill! I will have to try that out next time we have popcorn (which is a favorite food at our house and we usually do the boring salt and butter thing on ours). Why wait? Now is the perfect time for pop-corn! :D Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I don't eat it, but the kids like it fresh popped with nothing on it. We have an air popper that they love being allowed to use and make their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I put this on my amazon wish list!!! (and I bookmarked the website!) Lara Oh man, Lara..... I LOVE my Whirly Pop. It comes with a neat little recipe booklet so you can try some neat kinds of spices, toppings and even kettle corn! astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Olive oil and rosemary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Ok, I'll bite, what is Jello popcorn? Candy-coated popcorn. You can use any flavor of Jell-O. My kids like cherry and lemon the best. http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/jell-o-rainbow-popcorn-54804.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 We used to eat ours with kelp powder sprinkled over it. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 OMG popcorn is one of my very favorite foods ever. I love it with just sea salt, or seasoning salt, or butter and sea salt. One of my favorite ways is to use butter and then sprinkle with King Arthur Flour's Vermont Cheese Powder. I think Cabot makes a version too. astrid ohhh nomnomnom We love popcorn, here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Candy-coated popcorn. You can use any flavor of Jell-O. My kids like cherry and lemon the best. http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/jell-o-rainbow-popcorn-54804.aspx We made bags of this as treats for the cousins last Christmas, and let me tell you, that stuff is CRACK. Everyone kept calling me and asking me for more, and I was never able to keep enough of it in the house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Marmalade Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I recently discovered the deliciousness of freshly ground black pepper on popcorn. Melted butter, a touch of sea salt and lots of pepper. Yum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Cooked in coconut oil in a Back-to-Basics pot. Butter and salt. DD 11 is the salt fairy. Only she gets the right amount. She even does a little over-the-shoulder throw.:D Dill sounds good. Might have to try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I usually pop it in coconut oil which gives it a buttery taste and sprinkle with sea salt or kelp flakes. Sometimes I add cheddar or romano cheese. The kids like to throw some chocolate chips in while it is still hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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