Where did Kettle Corn come from?
No one knows for sure where kettle corn originated. Some say that the German immigrants introduced us to kettle corn, others say it was the pioneers. Some say that kettle corn dates back to the 1700’s while others claim it wasn’t until the 1800’s. One legend has it that back in the 1800s, after a long hard day rendering fat in a butchering shed, a practical joker threw a hand full of popping corn into the hot fat remaining in the rendering vat (kettle). Soon, very hot kernels of corn were flying every where. This in turn caused quite a commotion as everyone was being pelted with hot kernels. Then, at just the right moment in time, a shelf was knocked down dumping sugar or maple sugar into the kettle. The rest is history….or is it?
