"The most funniest thing we grew in the garden was popcorn!", so thinks Little MIss.

This was our first season of growing popcorn, and there is nothing fancy to it.  In April, the kids pushed the seeds into the ground & kept it moist. By July, when the stalks had turned completely brown, they picked and shucked the ears of popcorn and tested the kernels for dryness by trying to pop a few. The kernels started to pop, but before they completely opened up, they burned.  So we hung the corn on the back porch for a few weeks in mesh laundry bags.

I ordered one of these brilliant little inventions.

 Little Stripper Popcorn Sheller 

When we were in Texas last year we had a chance to use one of these handy dandy tools.

C counted 71 ears, which yielded 20 cups of popcorn minus the kernels Little Miss put in her pocket.

and then had to clean out of the washing machine.

Good Times!