The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-05
READY FOR THOSE
WINTER EVEN|NGS2
Government Expert Says
Hoosiers Are Long" on
Corn Popping.
FINE BREAKFAST FOOD
G. p. Hartley Issues Number
of Recipes in Farmers
Bulletin.
FINE BREAKFAST FOOD

Suggestions as to how to spend the
long cold winter evenings which are
now rapidly approaching, are being
sought by many who dislike sitting
around doing, reading books and
magazines. The government proposes
popping corn as a diversion to idle
away the time and gives a number
of ideas as to the right and wrong
way to pop corn.
Two requisites of good corn pop
. ping are good corn and hot fire, &C
cording toe. P Hartley, Psychologist
in charge of corn investigations at
Washington. He outlined a number
of suggestions in a farmers bulletin
issued recently.
Hartley says that the corn, if in
+, good condition, will increase when
popped to fifteen or twenty times the
amount placed in the pepper. There
fore he advises that only a small
amount Of corn should be placed in
the pepper each time. In case a wire
should be placed between it and the
flames to keep the kernels white,
Issues Directions.
The corn should be held Just high
enough above the flames to prevent
the corn from being scorched. With
the correct degree of heat, the corn
should begin popping in a minute and
a half. Care should be taken that
no drafts reach the corn or it will
not be crisp and f1aky.
Popcorn is usually popped to be eat
en- at once. Hartley points out, and says
that the most common preparation is
salt and melted butter, used either in
the pan pepper or applied after the
corn Is popped. Sometimes the corn
is eaten with milk and sugar like
breakfast food, he says. The un-
popped and parched grains make ex-
cellent breakfast food when ground
like coffee and eaten with milk and
sugar, the government corn expert
says. He also suggests that it can
be ground and cooked in water to be
eaten like Oat meal.
Besides being a source of enter.
tainment. Mr.. Hartley says, if more
homes would keep a supply of pop
corn on hand all the time, the children
and grown members of the family as
well, would be furnished with a
healthful diversion as popcorn has
more food value than many break,
fast foods
Considered Necessity.
I'm many farm houses. popcorn is
considered one of the necessities
while in the city the opportunity is
often overlooked" said Mr.. Hartley
"On some Indiana farms, popcorn
cake Is one of the delicacies for which
the children crave and at Christmas
time, popcorn is considered valuable
beyond estimate, not only to eat, but
to use in decorating. At this time in
the year. when the farmers are butch.
ering, it is customary with many to
wind up the days work by popping a
kettle full of corn. This is done by
pouring the corn into the residue aft
er the lard has been rendered"
A few combinations which the gov
eminent expert suggests will bring
good results. follow:
Chocolate Popcorn-Two teacups-
full of white sugar, half cup of corn
syrup, two ounces of chocolate and
one cup of water. Put these ingred
tents into kettle and cook them un-
til the syrup hardens when put in
cold water. Pour over four quarts
of crisp. freshly popped corn and stir