Cheri wrote:
>
> "jinx the minx" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> 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

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