"jinx the minx" > wrote in message
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> Michelle > wrote:
>> 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've lived my whole life in the Midwest as well (Minnesota), including
> having a grandmother from Kansas and many other relatives from Wisconsin,
> Iowa, Indiana, South Dakota, and I've never heard of it either. It's
> about
> as crazy as her claim that in the Midwest we use potato chips in
> casseroles as the starch as well. We only use them as topping!
>
> --
> jinx the minx

All of my family came from Sioux City Iowa, and it was common for them to
use popped corn for cereal.

Cheri