It was in the {tooltip}early 1800s{end-text}Before the 1800s, it was more or less confined to South America. Popped corn is believed to have originated in Central and South America – fossil evidence from Peru suggests that corn was popped as early as 4700 BC.{end-tooltip} that popcorn became a popular snack in America (the term popped corn<\/i> first appeared in Dictionary of Americanisms in 1848) but for the most part of the 19th century, the corn kernels were popped by hand on stovetops.<\/li>\n

Then in 1885, Charles Cretors<\/span><\/a> invented the portable popcorn maker.<\/li>\n

Suddenly popcorn could be mass-produced without a kitchen – an advantage that other snacks such as chips couldn\u2019t enjoy.<\/li>\n

The mobility of the machine and its alluring aroma made popcorn the perfect snack for exhibitions, outdoor sporting events, circuses, and fairs, etc.<\/li>\n

However, because it was sold on carts and was cheaply priced, it had the reputation of being non-classy, mass street food.<\/li>\n

Movie theatres, on the other hand, catered only to the highbrow clientele – movies didn\u2019t have sound, plots had to be conveyed by the use of title cards<\/span><\/a> and, so, movies were only for the literate.<\/li>\n

Also, no sound (only music) in movies meant snacking was seen as a source of distracting noise – so movie theatres never allowed popcorn inside their auditoriums.<\/li>\n

When films added sound in 1927, the movie theatre industry opened itself up to a much wider audience, but theatres still didn\u2019t allow snacks for the fear of spoiling the carpets and rugs.<\/li>\n

The street vendors, however, lined up outside the theatres to sell their cheap popcorn.<\/li>\n

And movie theatres had to put signboards requesting movie-watchers to deposit their popcorn packs along with coats and bags before entering the auditorium.<\/li>\n

But as more and more customers came to the theatre with popcorn, theatre owners couldn\u2019t ignore its financial appeal.<\/li>\n

They soon began allowing vendors, for a daily fee, to use their lobby to sell popcorn.<\/li>\n

Then in 1929-30, the Great Depression<\/a> hit the US, and suddenly many were out of jobs.<\/li>\n

Popcorn, for its price, remained a cheap treat but movies became a luxury; to attract customers, theatres lowered ticket prices and ran offers.<\/li>\n

Theatre owners also realized that if they started selling popcorn in-house (instead of allowing vendors) they could compensate for the loss caused by low attendance.<\/li>\n

Those who started selling popcorn in-house survived<\/span>, while the \u2018only movies\u2019 theatres struggled; this created a strong bond between movies and popcorn, which still continues<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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