Pop!

With daily temperatures hovering near 100 degrees this week, going to a theater and watching a movie sounds pretty darn good. And with movies ... comes popcorn. 

Usually I'm a Milk Duds or Good&Plenty kind of gal, but sometimes a bucket of popcorn feels like just the right thing at just the right time.

Popcorn made its theater debut in 1912 and later survived a temporary ban after patrons complained it was too loud to be served in the quiet confines of darkened movie houses. 

Americans eat more popcorn than any other nation, a pattern cemented during WWII when sugar shortages shrunk the availability of other tasty options. And if that's not enough to convince you of popcorn's allure, how about this nutritional fun fact. Popcorn contains more iron than eggs or even roast beef.

Happy popping!

"Every once in awhile, someone will mail me a single popcorn kernel that didn't pop. I'll get out a fresh kernel, tape it to a piece of paper, and mail it back to them." - Orville Redenbacher