First, happy belated birthday to you, John!
Phil, popcorn can be popped while it's still on the ear.  Just
place an ear of popcorn into a paper bag, fold the top of the bag
down tightly, perhaps you could even tape it shut, and put it in
the microwave for a couple minutes.  (For Phil, don't forget to
turn the microwave on!)  It works great!  If the bag isn't closed
securely, you might find popcorn inside the microwave.
We learned about this when April placed an online order for
popcorn from the Amish, and it came still on the cob.
April's Dave in Ohio
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From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 12:03 PM
Subject: Re: Birthday Boy


John,

Sandy's dad, one time, just to be funny, brought in some popping corn they
had grown on the farm.  He wanted to see if he could pop the corn still on
the cob.  She said corn popped all over the place.  Her dad used to always
do stuff like this to get her mom's goat, sort of speak.  Once, he took
Sandy and her mom, on the way back to the farm, to one of those ice cream
places that has a million different flavors.  Her dad came out to the car
with three vanilla cones.  Mildred, Sandy's mom, blew a gasket.  Another
time, she told Sandy's dad, since he was driving the 15 miles into town, to
pick up a bag of rubber bands.  Sandy's dad came home with a 10 pound bag of
rubber bands.  Try and imagine 10 pounds of rubber bands.  Mildred threw a
fit.  He was always pulling something.  I would have loved to have been
there the day he tried popping the corn still on the ear.

Phil.