In the 19th century, the age of automation brought machines that helped simplify the popping and eliminate ... but for one stroke of bad judgment. Orville Redenbacher grew up in Clay County ...

His parents were Will and Julie Redenbacher, who also were the parents of older siblings Elsie, Mabel, and Karl. At about twelve, Orville began to raise popping corn and sold it on the cob in fifty ..

Brands like Orville Redenbacher's and Snappy Butter ... Some assume you can use butter instead of oil, but that's one of the mistakes when popping popcorn you want to avoid. Butter has a smoke ...

So how long should you be popping your popcorn? We turned to the experts at Orville Redenbacher for the answer. It can take between two and four minutes to microwave a perfect bag of popcorn.