Legend has it that around 900 A.D. a partial tract of an Ethiopian coffee plantation was given as dowry to family of an Arab coffee sultan whose son was to marry daughter of plantation owner. The sultan was offended by offering of ‘inferior’ Ethiopian coffee and beheaded and burned bride on day of wedding. The plantation owner, a powerful man in his own right, retaliated by sending one of his sons to kill a daughter of sultan. The son fell in love with daughter he was sent to kill and instead two eloped.

Upon sons return with girl he was supposed to kill, plantation owner saw an opportunity. As it is family of bride who is obliged to provide dowry for marriage, plantation owner decided to demand half of sultan’s coffee crops lest he would behead and burn bride as well. The sultan reluctantly agreed. After two were married plantation owner beheaded and burned bride anyway, and son, outraged, killed his father. Legend has it that son buried his bride in coffee fields and named Ethiopian coffee after bride, her name was Coffea.

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Without this moisture, pop corn will not pop. The best way to store popcorn is air tight containers and stored in a cool place like your cupboard or pantry.

As popcorn kernels heat up moisture inside builds up and expands against hard starch shell. Eventually hard surface gives way and popcorn explodes. The soft heated starch burst, turning in side out.

Remember a refrigerator can most likely dry your popcorn out. If you find that your pop corn has dried out, you can rejuvenate them and still can get them to pop. Place kernels in a jar a fill it full of water. It takes about three days but water will re moisturize kernel and that will cause kernels to pop.