"Michelle" > wrote in message
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> On Monday, January 11, 2016 at 2:46:01 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
> Snipped a whole bunch of stuff.
>>
>> Another thing that the OP might consider is popcorn. It is often eaten
>> as a
>> cereal in the Midwest. My mom liked to put it in a tall glass, pour milk
>> over it and eat it with an iced tea spoon. My uncle said at his house
>> they
>> just used leftover popped popcorn as they would a breakfast cereal. Put
>> in
>> a bowl and pour milk over.
>
> You've said this before, but I wonder - was it just your family?
> Or maybe your specific place in the Midwest (AKA Wichita)?
> Because I've lived in the Midwest all my life (first Illinois, now
> Missouri)
> and I have never heard of this or seen anyone do it.
>
> I've asked coworkers who come from other parts (Iowa, Indiana, Kansas)
> and they've never heard of it either.

I don't think it's just my family. My uncle is not a blood relative and he
lived in Iowa. We always joked that popcorn was a food group because we had
it pretty much every day. Perhaps it was done mainly by those who grew it
on their farm? Dunno. But I have read of it elsewhere plenty of times.
Such as stories in The Good Old Days.