Stove Popcorn

Popcorn can be a really healthy snack, but movie theaters have shmeared the image of popcorn with heart-attack butter and live-shorter-life artifical flavoring. Here's the simplest way to make popcorn without an air popper.

-1/3 cup of popcorn kernels
-2-3 tablespoons of vegetable/canola oil
-a dash of salt

1. Turn stove to high. In a saucepan or pot, put in oil.
2. Add kernels. Turn the pot this way and that so that the oil covers all the kernels.
3. Place lid on pot. When you hear the first pop, toss the pot a little bit so it doesn't burn. Keep one hand on the handle, one hand on the lid to secure it in place.
4. Popping will continue...keep tossing. It'll peak for awhile where the popping goes crazy. Keep tossing!
5. Popping will start to slow down. When there is more than 10 seconds between pops, that's when it's about done.
6. IMMEDIATELY remove from heat and pour popcorn into a large bowl.
7. Sprinkle lightly with salt.
8. Optional: if you can't live without that buttery taste, take a spoon, scoop up some butter, and stir it around in the hot popcorn. Little by little it will melt off the spoon and end up on the popcorn.

recipe from Sunny's childhood, enhanced by Sunny