Conversion Corn?

Tuesday was the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. You read about his experience in Acts of the Apostles Chapter 9, 22, and 26. While on his way to Damascus, a bright light flashed around him and he fell to the ground. A voice called out to him, which was Jesus. Needless to say, he had a conversion and started then and there working to bring souls to Christ.

We decided that the popcorn we had made (for a movie that afternoon) was much like St. Paul. Like the popcorn kernel, he started out cold and hard. After having an encounter with hot oil, the kernel changes. After Paul has his encounter with the bright light and voice of Christ, he is changed. Lastly, the popcorn (which was made on the stove versus in a microwave) was bursting about in the pot, just as you can imagine St. Paul was doing with his enthusiastic preaching.

Either way, it seemed to work for the kiddos. Our recipe is simple too.

2 Tbsp. oil

1/3 cup popcorn kernels

Put them all in the pot together. Listen for the first kernel to pop. Once this happens, hold the lid on tightly and "shake" pot. Keep it touching the burner so that the oil stays hot and the corn pops, but keep it moving so that nothing burns to the bottom of the pan. Once you hear the popping slow down, remove from the burner and add salt, Parmesan cheese, spices etc.