Corner View: simple pleasures

At just about the same time last year, I was selecting seeds for planting in the garden. Vegetable seeds. I was standing in front of an enormous seed display (a simple pleasure in itself). I chose the basics that I knew would grow well, squash, beans, cucumbers,  kale, broccoli, leeks and tomatoes.

Then I came across a packet of seeds for Strawberry Popcorn. I did not need these seeds at all. It was an impulsive buy but I couldn't resist. I guess it was the name and the idea of it, so colourful on a snowy January day.

Fast forward one year.

The tiny cobs from my harvest were in a bowl on the edge of the counter this January. I got out a knife and hulled the first one, and then another.

Into the popcorn popper they went and viola!

A satisfying snack with salt and butter ...and a movie.

A simple pleasure that I grew myself.

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Comments

[Tanya]

Nice! Does the popcorn taste different than the yellow kerneled kind?

[Holly]

Beautiful garnets for January, and now I want some popcorn.

[Dorte]

wow ... i quite sure i could not have resisted buying those seeds either :)
so did they have a strawberry flavour?

[Francesca]

you grew your own popcorn? that's wonderful! I think you are real homesteader! :)

[Heather]

I am so jealous! I planted corn a couple of years ago. It was growing well... until the cats rolled in it and flattened it completely.

[Kasia]

A real pleasure indeed!

[sidetable]

Popcorn is a simple pleasure for me too!
Though I have never seen other than yellow..

[:)]

Simply lovely!!!

[Kristin]

That's a great thing. Even planted and harvested corn for popcorn - and a good movie.

[Elsa]

What a beautiful color! I never see such corn before. Very good example for a simple pleasure :)

[Ale]

home made popcorn!!!!! I hear rumors that it's easy to make, but I don't know.....