Popped culture
Subtitle: a social history of popcorn in America
By: Andrew F. Smith.
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Columbia, S.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
Subjects: Cookery (Popcorn); Popcorn -- History; Popcorn -- Social aspects
Description: "Whether in movie theaters or sports arenas, at fairs or theme parks, around campfires or family hearths, Americans consume more popcorn by volume than any other snack. To the world, popcorn seems as American as baseball and apple pie. Within American food lore, popcorn holds a special place, for it was purportedly shared by Native Americans at the first Thanksgiving. In Popped Culture, Andrew F. Smith tests such legends against archaeological, agricultural, culinary, and social findings.

While debunking many myths, he discovers a flavorful story of the curious kernel's introduction and ever-increasing consumption in North America."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-254) and index.