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> it
> has been my experience that a poor bag of popcorn can sometimes be
> dramatically improved by the addition of some water.

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> To effect this improvement I add 3 carefully measured drops of water to the
> half cup of corn around 7 to 8 hours prior to popping. It seems to be
> important to coordinate the amount and timing of the hydrating and to give
> the container a good shaking to disperse the liquid.

> Do drier kernels tend to absorb more water or wetter ones lose more? If not,
> a highly variable collection of kernels will remain variable after hydration
> or drying, and the net gains will be minimal.

When I was a kid, my family bought popping corn in huge plastic bags (2
lbs?), which we decanted into one of those Tupperware storage boxes
designed, I think, for breakfast cereals (it was roughly the size and
shape of a cereal box anyway). My father always insisted that we add a
bit of water, maybe 2 teaspoons, to the new batch of popping corn. The
container was kept sealed in the back of the fridge. We never had a
problem with the popping corn sprouting or going mouldy, and we usually
got very good results when it came time for the popping.