Last night, we took the kids to the Drive-In to see UP. As a kid, Rick often went to the Drive-in and his Dad always made popcorn on the stove, so he decided to continue the tradition. Rick was insistent on following the original recipe and method. He asked me earlier in the week if we had brown paper bags, and I said, yes- thinking he meant small brown lunch sacks. Come to find out he meant a large brown paper sack, the kind provided by grocery stores about 15 years ago! He was horrified at the thought of using Tupperware, so I made a quick call to my mom, who has a little of everything and she was able to come up with a couple of sacks. I walked in the door carrying the modern day brown paper sack (same but with handles) and he once again almost had a coronary. He took the sack with great agitation and cut off the tops (had to remove the handles). Finally....a sack resembling the 80's and that the MASTER chef could work with!
The kids truly enjoyed the popcorn process.
Rick will tell you that to get the butter and salt mixed up just right, you must have a sack. In the end, we over did the butter. It was the absolute best tasting popcorn for about the first five handfuls and then it began to clog the arteries. In the future, we will remember not to get so carried away with the butter. Honey, thanks for taking the time to show us how to make popcorn.
A few friends joined us and it was an absolutely gorgeous evening.
I really love the Drive-In, if only it wasn't so late. Delaney was ready to go to bed within 20 minutes of the movie starting. She's just like her mama. The movie wasn't all that great, especially considering it was suppose to be a kids movie. Baylor hung in until the last 30 minutes and faithful Jax stuck with it. (Just like his dad).
The kids truly enjoyed the popcorn process.
Rick will tell you that to get the butter and salt mixed up just right, you must have a sack. In the end, we over did the butter. It was the absolute best tasting popcorn for about the first five handfuls and then it began to clog the arteries. In the future, we will remember not to get so carried away with the butter. Honey, thanks for taking the time to show us how to make popcorn.
A few friends joined us and it was an absolutely gorgeous evening. 
I really love the Drive-In, if only it wasn't so late. Delaney was ready to go to bed within 20 minutes of the movie starting. She's just like her mama. The movie wasn't all that great, especially considering it was suppose to be a kids movie. Baylor hung in until the last 30 minutes and faithful Jax stuck with it. (Just like his dad). 
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