Word: popcorns
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...popcorn's turn...
...idea for flavored popcorn at least the variety sold at Cornpopper stores originated with chain owner Charles Bird, who first explored marketing possibilities for the product about 10 years, ago as an employee of the M & M Mars candy firm. After examining the results. Bird took his knowledge of candy flavorings and set out on his own, eventually building 17 stores in the four Southern states and developing some 32 styles of popcorn...
...venture into the Northern part of the country, Gainsborough says, adding that plans are underway to insure a successful expansion. Cornpopper specialists are currently developing a special Clam Chowder flavor to seduce the taste buds of Bay State residents, whose palates may also be privy to a special diet popcorn that Gainsborough says is in the works...
...heroes of these tales have one thing in common: both come from Vicksburg, Miss. So does Hubert ("Baby") Levaster, a doctor hooked on booze, drugs and depravity, who packs a .410 shotgun pistol (its shells stuffed with popcorn) and steers the brain-damaged French Edward around the pro tennis tour. "Levaster banged him a hard blow against the heart. He saw French come alive and turn a happy regard to the court." What happens when these three characters mix, along with their assorted relatives, friends and lovers, is deliberately unbelievable; in extending two stories into a sketchy novel, Hannah creates...
...extraterrestrial), with its weekly audience of nearly 21 million, is the hottest, and certainly the fastest-paced, syndicated show on television. Since its rickety start in 1981, the show has become slickly produced and expertly edited. It is about as light, nourishing and addictive as the popcorn one hungers for while watching...