A Dragon in Sheep’s Clothing

Much to my surprise, it looks near impossible to buy Act II Caramel Popcorn online. I found one source for Orville Redenbacher’s Caramel Popcorn via Amazon.com, but it’s too expensive. I’m just going to have to watch the sales at Kroger and stock up on Orville.

Wal-Mart was the only seller of Act II Caramel Popcorn around here, and they stopped carrying it a few months ago. The nice thing about Act II was that their box had 3 bags, whereas Orville’s has 2. Still, a good sale will make it worth it. And yes, Kroger is the only seller of Orville’s Caramel around here.

Both brands are by ConAgra foods, so I suspect there’s little difference. Orville’s probably use different popcorn, but the caramel wafer is the same.

I tried looking up caramel popcorn recipes, but most look too hard — i.e., take too long. I’m an instant gratifaction sort of girl when it comes to caramel. This one looks to be the easiest, but it doesn’t call for vanilla, corn or maple syrup, or baking soda like other recipes did. I’m loathe to try it because of that — just doesn’t sound as tasty.