This past January, Rebecca did her final Science Fair project on Popcorn (click here if you want to see my blog on it as a refresher!) She tested different types of popcorn.
In her research, she read that you can grow your own popcorn, as simply as planting a kernel of popcorn in the ground. She asked my Mom if she might do that for her when they planted their garden this summer.
My mom, Nonie, agreed and took home some Orville Redenbacher kernels to plant. She planted them this summer, although she did a little research on her own and decided to plant the popping corn in a separate location than her regular corn.
Fast forward a couple of months and here I sit, blogging while eating a yummy bowl of popcorn...homegrown that is! Thanks to my Mom & Dad for allowing us this experiment, plus a few pictures to enhance my blog!!!
Here is Mom & Dad's garden. Isn't it beautiful? You will see a partial row of corn on the far right of the picture about half way up. You can see it's in a different location that the rest of the corn in the garden.
After the corn was picked and shucked, it had to dry out for a few weeks. This laid in my Mom's bonus room for a while!
When Nonie delivered the popcorn to us, she had put it in this great jar with a "From the Kitchen of Nonie" sticker on it.
Nonie had come up here prior to the corn being ready and brought Rebecca and ear of the corn so she could see what it looked like while it dried. So this was our ear.
The kids were so excited about popping it. Here they are!
As you can see, we're enjoying it. We've popped it in the popcorn popper and in the microwave. Very yummy.
So a special thanks goes out to Pops & Nonie for helping us with this fun project. We love you!!
In her research, she read that you can grow your own popcorn, as simply as planting a kernel of popcorn in the ground. She asked my Mom if she might do that for her when they planted their garden this summer.
My mom, Nonie, agreed and took home some Orville Redenbacher kernels to plant. She planted them this summer, although she did a little research on her own and decided to plant the popping corn in a separate location than her regular corn.
Fast forward a couple of months and here I sit, blogging while eating a yummy bowl of popcorn...homegrown that is! Thanks to my Mom & Dad for allowing us this experiment, plus a few pictures to enhance my blog!!!
Here is Mom & Dad's garden. Isn't it beautiful? You will see a partial row of corn on the far right of the picture about half way up. You can see it's in a different location that the rest of the corn in the garden.
After the corn was picked and shucked, it had to dry out for a few weeks. This laid in my Mom's bonus room for a while!
When Nonie delivered the popcorn to us, she had put it in this great jar with a "From the Kitchen of Nonie" sticker on it. 
Nonie had come up here prior to the corn being ready and brought Rebecca and ear of the corn so she could see what it looked like while it dried. So this was our ear.
The kids were so excited about popping it. Here they are!
As you can see, we're enjoying it. We've popped it in the popcorn popper and in the microwave. Very yummy.So a special thanks goes out to Pops & Nonie for helping us with this fun project. We love you!!
