Parable of the Popcorn and Harvest Moon

Last year I posted about these magic cobs of corn.  These are so much fun, that I decided to post again!   Would you guess that this little cob of corn yields about 6 cups of popped corn?  It does and it's cool and it's good.  We get these cobs at a local Farmer's Market.

First you place the cob in a brown, paper lunch bag.  Fold the bag over on top and secure with a piece of tape.

Place in microwave and push the popcorn setting, or pop on high until popping slows down.  Make sure you have a turn table in your microwave.  It helps evenly distribute the heat.

The bag was so full of popcorn that I couldn't pull the cob out without tearing down the side of the bag.

Add butter and salt and enjoy!

It's fun to see the cob after the popping. 

It reminds me of the parable of the popcorn.  I don't know who wrote it but it's good for a lesson on service.

Parable of the Popcorn

Behold at the time of the harvest, the ears of corn did bring forth

kernels which we dried and prepared for the popper's hand.

And then it was that the popper did take the kernels, all of which

appeared alike unto him, and did apply the oil and the heat.

And it came to pass that when the heat was on, some did explode with

promise and did magnify themselves an hundred fold, and some did burst

forth with whiteness which did both gladden the eye and satisfy the taste

of the popper. And likewise, some others did pop, but not too much.

But lo, there were some that did just lie there and even though the

popper's heat was alike unto all, they did bask in the warmth of the oil

and kept everything they had for themselves. And so it came to pass that those which had given of themselves did bring

joy and delight to many munchers, but those which kept of the warmth and

did not burst forth were fit only to be cast out into the pail and thought

of with hardness and disgust.

And thus we see that in the beginning all appear alike, but when the heat

is on, some come forth and give their all, while others fail to pop and

become as chaff to be discarded and forgotten.

Speaking of harvest, did you notice the Harvest Moon last night?

The harvest moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox.  Last night the full moon arrived just 5 hours after the autumnal equinox.  It will be years before it happens this close to autumn again.

Just dropped the hubs off at the airport so he can fly to Denver and pick up his old flame, Bessie!