Today much of the popcorn you buy at movies and fairs is popped in machines manufactured by the creators family.
In 1914,in sioux city,lowa,cloud H. Smith created America's first branded popcorn (jolly time),and for the first time popcorn wan available in grocery stores.
Americans eat more than 17 billion quaets of popcorn a year,an average of 60 quarts per person per bear. As the result if an elementary school project, popcorn became the official State snack food of lllinois. January 19 is national popcorn day,and octiper is national popcorn month.