To form Gladys’s bacon-studded popcorn balls, use a spoon to scoop up the popcorn mix and form the balls while the mixture is still warm. (Renne Brock/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Popcorn is one of America’s great snack foods. Delicious, aromatic and noisy, it is the perfect nosh for popping into the mouth, mindlessly watching movies and sporting events. Of course, like so many homespun treats, from boiled peanuts to deviled eggs, popcorn in recent years has gotten all gourmet.