Maybe it's because we eat a ton of popcorn when we are in the village, but we haven't celebrated National Popcorn Day in way too long. Three years ago, we were in midst of packing to go back to the Solomons on National Popcorn Day, and I find it a little funny that Aaron and I are sorting and packing in the frigid attic today in hopes of heading back overseas.
While the unexpected and beautiful snow flew outside, inside we were warm and cozy making popcorn cake.
1 (16 oz.) bag of marshmallows
1 stick (1/2 cup) of butter
2/3 cup raw popcorn, popped
1 (16 oz.) bag of plain M&Ms (we used peanut butter M&Ms this time, just because we can do that sort of thing in America)
1 (16 oz.) container of roasted peanuts
Melt butter and marshmallows over low heat. Pour over popped popcorn (our family prefers the taste of popcorn made with coconut oil), M&Ms, and peanuts in a large bowl. Stir quickly to coat. Press into buttered bundt pan. Set 1 1/2 hours in the fridge.
The girls danced and played and reveled in the snow. Nothing is sticking because the ground is way too warm, but huge, wet flakes have been falling for hours. For girls raised in the tropics (and for this mama raised in Arkansas), snow is a treat to be enjoyed.
It's a good time to make some hot chocolate or some coffee and raid the book basket while we eat our yummy popcorn cake. I don't have affiliate links, so click away and enjoy adding to your book stash!
The Popcorn Dragon by Jane Thayer
The Huckabuck Family and How They Raised Popcorn in Nebraska and Quit and Came Back by Carl Sandburg
Mercy Watson Something Wonky This Way Comes by Kate DiCamillo
The Popcorn Astronauts and Other Biteable Rhymes by Deborah Ruddell (with beautiful illustrations)
Popcorn - poems by James Stevenson
Popcorn! by Elaine Landau (very punny nonfiction)
Sing a Song of Popcorn: Every Child's Book of Poems (beautifully illustrated by nine Caldecott Medal artists)
Arrival of the Popcorn Astronauts
The daring popcorn astronauts
are brave beyond compare --
they scramble into puffy suits
and hurtle through the air.
And when they land, we say hooray
and crowd around the spot
to salt the little astronauts
and eat them while they're hot.
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