Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 148, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1913 — POPCORN'S MANY USES [ARTICLE]

POPCORN'S MANY USES

DELICACY NOT USUALLY APPRECIATED BY HOUSEWIFE. Properly Prepared, It Makes an Ideal Breakfast Cereal—Better Than Usual Croutons Added to the Dinner Soup. Try popcorn some morning Instead of the ordinary breakfast cereatf The chances are you will like it The corn should be popped the night before and left in the oven or some other warm, dry place until morning. Before serving, set the food grinder at the notch where it grinds its coarsest and run the popcorn through. Place in a warm oven until the chopped popcorn is heated. Then serve with sugar and cream, like any other breakfast food. Try adding half a dozen fluffy white kernels of popcorn te each of soup served. These are a pretty substitute for the usual croutons, and, especially in tomato or pea soup, the color effect is attractive. Where the soup is served at table a small dish of perfect kernels of popcorn can be placed near the tureen and a few served with each portion of soup. They float/lightly on the surface and are a pretty novelty. For the nursery table this is a feature sure to be hailed with delight. Try “kornettes" as a novel form of wafer to serve with afternoon tea. Lite the cookies are made from one cup of chopped popcorn, a tablesponful of softened butter, white of one egg, onethird of a cnn of sugar, and a little salt. Flavor with a half teasponful ol vanilla. The butter is first added to the chopped popcorn, then the egg is stiffly beaten and added, then the sugar and other ingredients. Beat all together thoroughly and drop from tip of teaspoon on to a buttered baking sheet. Spread with a knife dipped In cold water And bake in a slow oven until a delicate brown. Where a coal range is not available there are several ways of attempting to do corn-popping over a gas stove, but the process is never as satisfactory as when done over a bed of live coals. An iron stove lid placed ovei a burner of a gas range and allowed tn become red hot will give sufficient heat to make the kernels burst Inta bloom, provided one has a little patience. Where gas is used in the kitchen the furnace fire offers a splendid place for the popping of cornWith the large area of coals, the worli can be done quickly and well.