J.D. Salinger's Popcorn Salt!
Oct. 26th, 2025 11:48 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thewayneI was adding a recipe to my iCloud Notes, and the top recipe came up, which was this! I haven't made it yet, but I thought I'd share it. And also give you the story of how I got it!
There's a podcast that's a lot of fun called The Sporkful. It's a fun listen that features interesting guests. As their tag line goes, it's not for foodies, it's for eaters. Anyway, they had on, IIRC, a librarian/archivist who came across this recipe in the collection that he manages. And it's become his go-to popcorn salt. And here it is!
J.D. Salinger popcorn salt
Ingredients:
6 tsps sea salt
2 tsps paprika
1 tsp. dry mustard
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp celery powder
1/2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp marjoram
1/2 tsp curry
1/2 tsp dill powder
This is definitely going to have a bit of a kick to it! For me, I'm going to leave out the dill powder: I just don't care much for the taste of dill. You might also want to process this in a spice grinder or mortar and pestle as the thyme and marjoram can be on the large/leafy side if you want things down to a more uniform consistency.
Have fun, and report back if you try it!
There's a podcast that's a lot of fun called The Sporkful. It's a fun listen that features interesting guests. As their tag line goes, it's not for foodies, it's for eaters. Anyway, they had on, IIRC, a librarian/archivist who came across this recipe in the collection that he manages. And it's become his go-to popcorn salt. And here it is!
J.D. Salinger popcorn salt
Ingredients:
6 tsps sea salt
2 tsps paprika
1 tsp. dry mustard
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp celery powder
1/2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp marjoram
1/2 tsp curry
1/2 tsp dill powder
This is definitely going to have a bit of a kick to it! For me, I'm going to leave out the dill powder: I just don't care much for the taste of dill. You might also want to process this in a spice grinder or mortar and pestle as the thyme and marjoram can be on the large/leafy side if you want things down to a more uniform consistency.
Have fun, and report back if you try it!
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Date: 2025-10-27 05:24 am (UTC)I'm a big fan of the sweet and salty Kettle Corn flavor. :)
Hugs, Jon
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Date: 2025-10-27 04:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-10-27 11:11 pm (UTC)I don't think the booth up at the state fair even uses butter.
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Date: 2025-10-27 07:08 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2025-10-27 04:30 pm (UTC)I would advise against a marble/stone mortar & pestle. That's what I bought at first and it grinds well but also grinds down the stone, adding stone powder to the mix every time. There's a lot of seasoning/curing/priming you're supposed to do first, which I didn't know, but even doing that didn't help. The 2nd one I bought is stainless steel; it works great.
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Date: 2025-10-27 04:35 pm (UTC)Excellent information, thank you!