- Jiffy Pop
. The product combines unpopped popcorn kernels and oil with an aluminum pan and folded aluminum foil lid. As the pan is heated, the popping corn causes the foil to unfold and puff up.
Fred Mennen of LaPorte,
Indiana is credited with developing the product in 1958 after five years of experimentation. [http://www.fiftiesweb.com/pop/jiffy-pop.htm FiftiesWeb.com's tribute to Jiffy Pop and its origins] Mennen began marketing Jiffy Pop in 1959, and within one year it had reached the national U.S. market. [http://www.conagrafoods.com/consumer/brands/getBrand.do?page=jiffy_pop ConAgra Jiffy Pop: Fact Sheet]Cultural references
The product is often mentioned in books on convenience foods or pop culture items associated with the 1950s or 1960s.
A giant Jiffy Pop package appears in the 1985 movie "
Real Genius ".In the feature film "Scream", Casey Becker starts making Jiffy Pop popcorn before being interrupted by the phone.
The animated television show "
The Simpsons " have satirized the Jiffy Pop brand with their version, Chintzy Pop. Chintzy Pop is known for being a very bad brand, as, according toApu , "a third of the kernels are baby teeth."The sketch comedy show "
Saturday Night Live " featured a fake ad for the "Jiffy Pop Air Bag," an automobileairbag powered by mixing kernels with hot engine oil to produce a popcorn-filled safety cushion that doubles as a snack.The animated television show "
Futurama " also satirized the brand as Iffy Pop, in the episode "Roswell That Ends Well ."In the animated television show "
Family Guy " episode "No Chris Left Behind ", Stewie teaches Cleveland how to make Jiffy Pop popcorn.In the 2005 film "Fantastic Four", Johnny Storm can be seen making Jiffy Pop by holding the package in his hand and using his powers to heat the kernels, while about to settle down to watch television.
In the 2005 film Chicken Little, Chicken Little's father can be seen making Jiffy Pop.
In the 2008 Film "Hancock" the Jiffy pop can be seen and later popped by Hancock.
Nutrition
Jiffy Pop contains relatively high amounts of
trans fats ,saturated fats , andsodium . [http://www.thedailyplate.com/nutrition-calories/food/jiffy-pop/butter-flavored-popcorn]Notes
Further reading
*cite book|author=Andrew F. Smith|title=Popped Culture: A Social History of Popcorn in America|publisher=University of South Carolina Press|year=1999|id=ISBN 1-57003-300-5
*cite book|author=Adeena Sussman|title=Just Heat It and Eat It!: Convenience Foods of the '40s-'60s|publisher=Collectors Press|year=2006|id=ISBN 1-933112-19-0
*cite book|author=Carolyn Wyman|title=Better Than Homemade: Amazing Food That Changed the Way We Eat|publisher=Quirk Books|year=2004|id=ISBN 1-931686-42-4External links
* [http://www.conagrafoods.com/brands/jiffy_pop/index.jsp Official website of Jiffy Pop]
* [http://www.arcade80s.net/jiffypop.shtml#video Video of Jiffy Pop popping]ee also
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Popcorn
*Orville Redenbacher's
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