When I was a child, we often had popcorn as an evening snack. Sometimes a few of the kernels didn't pop, and they'd be at the bottom of the bowl. My parents called those un-popped kernels "old maids".
Anybody else ever hear of this?
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
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I have heard the expression but don't know from where it comes. I will look it up
Yep, I heard of it...from your parents. LOL
http://www.slangcity.com/email_archive/5_05_05.htm Look here it has to do with being left behind or alone
yes we called them that too
Sandra
Definitely !!! My grandmother used to fix popcorn and put milk on it for her Sunday night suppers. Times were rough and it was cheap and nourishing!!
I never did hear that term but that was always our snack too and still often is!! I miss the old fashioned way of popping and would love to have a popcorn popper someday!!! Hugs,
Lisa
Yes. Old Maids was what we called them too. My people are from the midwest too.
When I grew up, that's what we called them, too.
That is one I have never heard of. Helen
Never heard it called that. I just checked out your sons journal, havent been there ina while and COOL COOL COOL video of him racing an SRT10 like my truck, that was so cool to see that.
Have heard that one all my life...still call them that...grands always ask...why do you call them that....hard to explain...LOL...hugs..Ora
LOL @ Rachel's comment.
I've never heard of that saying, but I love those 'just barely starting to pop but still in the kernel' pieces....
~Amy
Yep, we say that too!
Oh yes ! My grandkids wrinkle their noses and say, WHAAAAT? Old Maids? then they just shake their heads and walk away.....LOL.
No, haven't heard that before. LOL
Hollie
Oh yes! We always called them "old maids".
Lori
We always called them that too.
Traci
Yes, we called them Old Maids too!
xoxo
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