ACT II Butter Microwave Popcorn

Here's to the perfect balance of butter, salt and flavor

Popcorn is a type of corn that expands when exposed to dry heat, and ultimately bursts (pops) open. It is a whole grain that is typically salted and/or buttered and eaten as a snack

Early Popcorn History

• The earliest evidence of popcorn was found in Peru and dates to 4700 BCE.
• It is believed that the first use of wild and early-cultivated corn was for popping.
• Ancient popcorn poppers—shallow vessels with a hole on the top and a single handle—have been found on the north coast of Peru and date back to the pre-Incan Mochica culture of about 300 AD.
• The English colonists were introduced to popcorn at the first Thanksgiving feast in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Quadequina, brother of the Wampanoag chief Massasoit, brought a deerskin bag of popped corn to the celebration as a gift.