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The first cookbook to mention popcorn was published in 1846.
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In the 1890s, popcorn was first raised as a commercial crop which came to be known as “prairie gold.” Caramel corn was first made in 1890.
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The first automatic popcorn popper, which was steam-powered, was invented by Charles Cretors of Chicago, Illinois in 1885. The business he founded still manufactures some of the best popcorn poppers in the world.
- During World War II, popcorn was sent overseas as a treat for American servicemen and soon became a big hit in other countries.
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Stringing popcorn as a decoration for
Christmas trees has been a tradition for over a century.
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Microwave popcorn was introduced in the 1980s. Popcorn was actually the first food to be microwaved deliberately.
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