Homemade Poppyco*ck Recipe - Noshing With the Nolands (2024)

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What are the ingredients in poppyco*ck popcorn? ›

Brown Sugar (Sugar, Invert Sugar, Cane Molasses), Butter (Cream, Milk, Salt), Corn Syrup, Popcorn (Corn Kernels, Soybean Oil), Water, Contains 2% or Less of the Following: Soy Lecithin, Natural and Artificial Vanilla Extract.

Dump onto slightly greased (or parchment lined) baking sheets and use a rubber spatula to spread it out evenly and lightly press it together. You can use your hands too, but be warned the mixture will be quite warm! Let cool and break into pieces. This freezes exceptionally well in an airtight container or ziploc bag!

However, in 1969, a snack matching the description of Poppyco*ck was patented by Arnold Rebane, who worked for the Wander Company. In 1991, Lincoln Snacks Company acquired Poppyco*ck and on September 7, 2007, Lincoln Snacks was purchased by ConAgra Foods.

“Poppyco*ck" has nothing to do with poppies. It originates in Dutch “pappekak" which means literally “soft dung". It's used colloquially in English to mean pretentious talk or nonsense.

Each kernel of popcorn contains moisture and oil. Unlike most other grains, the outer hull of the popcorn kernel is strong and impervious to moisture, and the starch inside consists almost entirely of a hard type. As the oil and water in the kernel are heated, they turn into steam.

Lots of things such as salt, butter and other flavorings can be added to popcorn, but popcorn itself is simply comprised of corn kernels. Corn that turns into popcorn is, however, a specific strain of corn.

Even if you're stuck at home this summer, those snowballs in the freezer could be a great way to cool off when the first heatwave hits. Just let them thaw a bit if you're going to throw them at one another.

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In 1968, Wander merged with Sandoz Nutrition Corporation, a division of Sandoz, to form Sandoz-Wander, Inc. (which is today the pharmaceutical company Novartis). Poppyco*ck production was moved from Villa Park to Lincoln, Nebraska and the Lincoln Snacks Company was created as an operating division of Sandoz-Warner.

The earliest known use of the noun poppyco*ck is in the 1850s. OED's earliest evidence for poppyco*ck is from 1852, in New-York Daily Times. poppyco*ck is apparently a borrowing from Dutch. Etymons: Dutch poppekak.

Is Poppyco*ck a rude word? ›

No, they mean rubbish in terms of spoken or written word – so nonsense, N-O-N-S-E-N-S-E - that would be a closer word. So poppyco*ck, P-O-P-P-Y-C-O-C-K as in 'The dog ate your homework?

nonsense: He dismissed the allegations as poppyco*ck. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Nonsense.

(n.) nonsense, gibberish

According to several online sources—including the Merriam-Webster Dictionary—poppyco*ck is a corruption of the Dutch word pappekak, a compound of pap, meaning “soft, chewed up food”, and kak, meaning, well, “cack”.

PRODUCT DETAILS - Contains: Popping Corn Kernels, Coconut Oil, and Butter Flavored Salt.

Since the 1960s, American movie theaters have commonly used the seasoning Flavacol–made up of salt, butter flavoring, and artificial colors–to enhance their popcorn.

The air popper works by circulating the un-popped kernels with hot air. Once the kernels pop, their increased surface area allows them to be easily blown through a chute by the air. I popped the corn in the air popper until the last kernels stopped popping, which took an average of six minutes per batch.

From the Package. CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, POPCORN, CANOLA OIL, PEANUTS, LESS THAN 2% OF: SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, BUTTER, SODIUM BICARBONATE, TBHQ AND CITRIC ACID (FOR FRESHNESS).