중3 능률 양현권 2과 본문 A Bowl of Popcorn

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A Bowl of Popcorn

 

Popcorn Questions

 

· How old is popcorn?

 

· Who enjoyed the game of popping corn in the old days?

 

· Who popped corn to tell fortunes?

 

· Who tried interesting ways of popping corn during the nineteenth century?

 

Pop! Pop! Pop! 

 

Don’t you love the smell of freshly made popcorn? 

 

It is one of the most popular snacks around the world, and historians believe that people have enjoyed it for more than 5,000 years. 

 

It was in Central America that corn was originally grown, and it was in caves in New Mexico that the first popcorn was found.

 

Native Americans not only loved eating corn but also enjoyed the game of popping corn. 

 

Corn seeds were thrown on hot stones over a fire. 

 

Then they popped and bloomed into white flowers. 

 

The game was to catch and enjoy the flowery snacks.

 

Native Americans used popcorn for decoration as well. 

 

Their teenage girls used popped corn to decorate clothes. 

 

The Aztecs made corn decorations for the statues of the god of rain. 

 

They thought popcorn a symbol of good health and goodwill. 

 

They believed that they would be protected by popping spirits when they wore decorations made with popped corn.

 

In addition to Native Americans, many other people around the world enjoyed this tasty snack. 

 

The Chinese, as well as people in Sumatra and India, made popcorn long before Columbus arrived in the West Indies. 

 

In ancient China, people popped corn to tell fortunes for the coming year and their daughters’ future marriage. 

 

In the Song Dynasty, Chinese people invented large pot-shaped popping machines to pop corn, and these machines are still used by street poppers today.

 

It was Americans that tried interesting ways of popping corn during the nineteenth century. 

 

Some threw corn seeds onto hot ashes, stirred, and then picked out the popped corn pieces. 

 

Others mixed corn with fat or butter and cooked it in a pan. 

 

They thought popping corn wonderful and exciting.

 

A more popular way was cooking popcorn over an open fire in a wire box with a long wooden handle. 

 

The fanciest popcorn popper was invented by Charles Cretors in 1893, and before long many types of interesting poppers were seen in movie theaters and parks. 

 

Finally, an electric popcorn popper for the home was invented in 1925. 

 

Believe it or not, poppers were in high demand and were even made by middle school students in school clubs. 

 

How do you like your popcorn? 

 

Sweet, hot, or spicy? 

 

Next time you enjoy popcorn, imagine yourself as a Native American, an ancient Chinese person, or an inventor. 

 

With a bowl of popcorn, you can be a Native American and make pretty decorations or be an ancient Chinese person and tell fortunes. 

 

Or better still, why don’t you be an inventor and come up with a new popper for your favorite popcorn?

 

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