{"id":1636,"date":"2012-03-11T10:50:54","date_gmt":"2012-03-11T15:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/?p=1636"},"modified":"2024-05-25T12:38:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T16:38:08","slug":"red-red-popcorn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/2012\/03\/red-red-popcorn\/","title":{"rendered":"Red, Red Popcorn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/112.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1706\" title=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/112.jpg?resize=482%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"482\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/112.jpg?resize=1024%2C764&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/112.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/112.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/112.jpg?w=2250&amp;ssl=1 2250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It started off so normal, this popcorn thing: me, an air popper and some kernels.<\/p>\n<p>I had seen a recipe for Kool-Aid flavored popcorn several years ago. We&#8217;re talking pre-motherhood here, and had been meaning to make it.<\/p>\n<p>The thing is that most of the things that I mentally tagged back then are not things that I would tag now. Nevertheless, I asked Alex whether he wanted to make fruity popcorn and the stage was set.<\/p>\n<p>It was set alright, for an experience.<\/p>\n<p>Exhibit A: This would be my nonstick pot full of goop, aka sugar and corn syrup.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/20120310-155343.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/20120310-155343.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"20120310-155343.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Exhibit B: This would be what happened when fruit punch Kool-Aid was added to the mix.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/redgoop.gif?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"redgoop\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/redgoop.gif?resize=482%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"482\" height=\"360\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Exhibit C: The finished product.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/redcorn.gif?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1647\" title=\"redcorn\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/redcorn.gif?resize=482%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"482\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/redcorn.gif?w=482&amp;ssl=1 482w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/redcorn.gif?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This was disgusting, according to the mom-mouth.<\/p>\n<p>However, to the boy-mouth, this was bliss. A carnival? He loves this and keeps stealing off to the kitchen to grab a handful here and and there. This alone makes me glad that I made it. It&#8217;s not just crunchy nastiness, it&#8217;s a memory.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; It started off so normal, this popcorn thing: me, an air popper and some kernels. I had seen a recipe for Kool-Aid flavored popcorn several years ago. We&#8217;re talking pre-motherhood here, and had been meaning to make it. The thing is that most of the things that I mentally tagged back then are not&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/2012\/03\/red-red-popcorn\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Red, Red Popcorn<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alex","category-cooking","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p33KTw-qo","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2749,"url":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/2013\/08\/in-an-open-letter-to-popcorn\/","url_meta":{"origin":1636,"position":0},"title":"In an open letter to popcorn,","author":"sherlonya","date":"August 11, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cHere we are again. 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