38:. The product consists of popcorn kernels, oil, and flavoring agents contained within a foil-covered, disposable aluminum pan. Once the paper outer covering is removed, the pan is held by an attached handle over a heat source such as a stove burner or campfire and gently agitated, causing the kernels to pop and push outward against the foil. The pan is then removed from the heat, the foil is torn open, and the popcorn is served.
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purchased Jiffy Pop from Mennen that same year. There, Alvin Golub, a pharmacologist, perfected the product and within one year it reached the national U.S. market. In 1976, the stage magician
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Popcorn. Top to bottom: uncooked with paper outer covering in place, uncooked with foil inner covering exposed, cooked with foil intact, cooked with foil opened.
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402:Brands and
102:Advertising
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804:Pop Secret
779:Karmelkorn
739:Butterkist
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587:Swiss Miss
241:2009-02-28
190:2015-05-16
138:References
819:Smartfood
814:Poppycock
774:Jiffy Pop
659:U.S. only
562:Reddi-Wip
557:Poppycock
507:Jiffy Pop
467:Del Monte
442:Birds Eye
404:divisions
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28:Jiffy Pop
852:Category
744:Cape Cod
673:Category
577:Slim Jim
572:Ry-Krisp
482:Gulden's
437:Bertolli
164:June 26,
114:See also
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59:inventor
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582:Swanson
527:Manwich
522:Libby's
517:La Choy
432:Banquet
55:chemist
45:History
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