I have a love affair with Save-A-Lot. I love a bargain, I hate to shop and do most of my cooking with basic ingredients. So this bare bones store chain is just the place for someone like me. I am easily distracted by services such as salad bars, sushi bars, delis, cafeterias, baristas and floral departments. As I work full time, keep up with 2 kids and volunteer often this no-frills operation is easy in, easy out. Since the company is able to reduce labor and shelving costs by ordering, shipping, and displaying its products in custom cartons I admire the practical set up.
So when they had a recipe contest and plainly said that you could enter as many times as you wished I gave Save-A-Lot my undivided attention. I took all of our family favorites and converted the recipes to using their products by name and entered 2 each day for the contest. I knew I was going to win. I just had to win; I entered at least 10 recipes in each category. I didn’t win. Naturally I was deeply hurt and my talents were under appreciated. After a while to lick my wounds and rest my fingers, I looked to see what recipes had won and what others were listed.
There listed on their very web site was my recipe for Kettle Corn. The dog gone easiest one and something I’d been making for the residential students I worked with long before I had any kids of my own. But there it sits for all to see. Something like honorable mention I suppose. I’m published. My name wasn’t listed which I still am cranky about but I’ve got it here as well now so I can claim it all over again.
Amazing Kettle Corn
Ingredients
- 1/4 Cup Westcott® Vegetable Oil
- 1/4 Cup Ginger Evans™ Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Unpopped Popcorn
Directions
Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat. Once hot stir in the sugar and popcorn kernels. Cover and shake the pot constantly to keep the sugar from burning. Once the popping has slowed to once every 2 to 3 seconds remove the pot from the heat and continue to shake for a few minutes until the popping has stopped. Pour into a large bowl and allow to cool stirring occasionally to break up large clumps.
My son really loves this recipe. We love to get kettle corn when we visit our local park Dollywood. In the winter it's like a trip to Dollywood or the county fair with a bowl of this old-fashioned Kettle Corn. My family never wants plain popcorn again when I make this. If you use white sugar it will taste like popcorn balls and if you use brown Diamond Falls granulated sugar it will taste like caramel corn!
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