Popcorn has been enjoyed for centuries in various forms such as sweet, savory, or coated in other flavors. The Aztecs were among the earliest popcorn consumers, using it in ceremonial headdresses. In the late 1800s, Charles Cretors developed the first steam-powered popcorn machine, making it easier to pop and sell popcorn across the United States. Around the same time, Louise Ruckheim invented Cracker Jack by adding peanuts and molasses to popcorn. Cracker Jack then became strongly associated with baseball after being mentioned in the 1908 song "Take Me Out to the Ballgame."

2. TYPES OF POPCORN:
• This time-honored snack can be sweet or savory,
caramelized, buttered or plain, molded into a
candied ball, or tossed with nuts and chocolate.
However it is enjoyed, enjoy it on National
Popcorn Day, January 19th.

3. ORIGIN
• As early as the 16th century, the Aztecs used popcorn in
headdresses worn during ceremonies honoring Tlaloc,
their god of maize and fertility. Early Spanish explorers
were fascinated by the corn that burst into what looked
like a white flower.

4. CHARLES CRETORS - EE.UU 1900
• Popcorn started becoming popular in the United
States in the middle 1800s. It wasn’t until
Charles Cretors, a candy-store owner, developed
a machine for popping corn with steam that the
tasty treat became more abundantly poppable.
By 1900 he had horse-drawn popcorn wagons
going through the streets of Chicago.

5. LOUISE RUCKEIM - 1908
At about the same time, Louise Ruckheim added peanuts and
molasses to popcorn to bring Cracker Jack to the world. Then in
1908(nineteen o-eight), the national anthem of baseball was
born. Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer wrote Take Me out to
the Ballgame. From that point onward, popcorn, specifically
Cracker Jack, became forever married to the game

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