JIFFY POP

I realized this week that my kids have no idea that popcorn can be prepared any other way than in a microwave bag. Not that this is a major life lesson, but I have fond memories of my dad putting oil in the frying pan, shaking the kernals over the heat, melting the butter and adding the salt... it tasted so good! Later we got an air popper -- easier but definitely not as yummy.

However, I am not much of a "make it from scratch" kind of girl. I really enjoy the time savings and convenience of the microwave popcorn. So I decided to use the easy way to demonstrate stove-top popcorn -- Jiffy Pop!

Avery & Ella were so excited as the foil began to expand over the heat, especially when the loud popping started. And the finished result? According to them, "the best popcorn ever!" Maybe next time we'll try the frying pan :)

P.S. We made the popcorn at 10 am so that we could finish movie #5 in the "Love Comes Softly" series (based on the books by Janette Oakes). Kind of "touchy-feely" for Eric, but the girls and I LOVE them!