Nancy Young wrote:
>
> Mark Thorson wrote:
> > Nancy Young wrote:
> >>
> >> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >>> On Tue 06 Jul 2010 06:00:47p, Mark Thorson told us...
> >>
> >>>> What the heck is imitation popcorn? Real popcorn is
> >>>> so cheap, it's hard to see how any imitation would
> >>>> have a chance.
> >>
> >>> I've seen bags of it in the supermarket but I have no idea what it's
> >>> made from or how they make it. It looks somwhat like popped kernels
> >>> of real popcorn, but not quite. Obviously, it's otally hullless.
> >>
> >> Do you mean that Pirate's Booty? Bounty?
> >
> > If that's what it is, I never eat it.
> > It sticks to my teeth. I hate that.
>
> If we're talking about the same thing, I bought a bag at TJs just
> to see what it was. It's similar to cheese puffs, if I had to describe
> it.

Cheese puffs are made from corn, and they don't
stick too badly. If I recall correctly, Pirate's
Booty includes rice flour, and I've noticed anything
puffed with rice flour in it tends to stick.