The sugar would probably melt and gum up the works....

There are microwave versions of kettle corn available in several of the
national brands.

Larry Smith wrote:

>
> I have a yen to try kettle corn after hearing about it several times
> on Food Channel, but I can't figure out how to make it at home. I don't
> have a big enough pot with the right shape to try making it "the right
> way", and I don't care for MW popcorn so the packages don't appeal. Has
> anyone tried throwing a tablespoon of sugar in with the kernals in their
> hot air popper? I figure it would either evaporate and spray the popping
> kernals with sugar like the traditional popping method, or it would make
> a horrible gummy mess and short out the popper. Any one care to guess
> which?
>