When Gina Johnson purchased Poparella’s Gourmet Popcorn & Treats from Gary Paparella in 2018, she brought with her decades of ...

Case in point: Trader Joe’s. The fan-favorite neighborhood grocery chain is known for its outrageous snack selection, packed with limited releases and cult-favorite returns. The latest one taking over ...

Mushroom popcorn becomes round with a mushroom-like texture on the outside. It creates firm, strong popcorn that’s great for holding up to coatings like caramel corn.

But then we had another problem: We couldn't seem to buy enough popcorn kernels to keep up. Eventually, we had no choice. We planted 100 feet of popcorn, between the soybeans and the wheat.

Popped mushroom popcorn has smaller, spherical kernels with bumps on the exterior. It’s sturdier than butterfly popcorn, making it better for wet-topping applications like caramel corn or our ...

Kernels of mushroom-style popcorn. Shallowford Farms Popcorn specializes in farm-to-finish popcorn, which includes growing, harvesting, cleaning, popping and selling the product in various forms.

He begins by putting a neutral oil (his recipe calls for canola) in a metal mixing bowl with mushroom popcorn kernels. Then he covers the bowl with heavy-duty aluminum foil before poking holes in ...

This quality usually makes the kernels profitable to grow, but that changed when COVID-19 hit. “A lot of popcorn is specifically grown for movie theaters.

Most popcorn is grown in Midwestern states. Americans consume 13 billion quarts of popcorn annually. Two tablespoons of popcorn kernels will yield 1 quart of popcorn. Popcorn is a whole grain.

When popping corn for recipes, ½ cup of unpopped kernels will yield 16 cups (4 quarts) of popcorn. Popcorn.org lists a helpful conversion chart under “Snack “on its home page.