It’s movie night y’all! Dell Cove Spice Company’s Gourmet Popcorn of the Month Club is a monthly popcorn subscription box that will get you ready for the next movie night. Each monthly shipment includes two popcorn tins (each makes a big bowl of popcorn) and two tins of popcorn seasoning (these will last you through several movie nights).
DEAL: Use Coupon Code TASTY10 to get 10% off of your subscription!
This subscription makes a great gift for your movie and popcorn-loving friends and family. All the subscriptions are prepaid. Three months of gourmet popcorn deliciousness is $65.95, six months is $129.95, and a year is $224.94.
Upon opening the box we were greeted by a postcard that welcomed us to the DCS (Dell Cove Spices) Gourmet Popcorn of the Month Club box and included old fashioned popping directions.
All these popcorns are non-GMO. They are willing to work with people with allergies (gluten for instance). The popcorn and seasonings were packaged in these cute little metal tins that I am excited to reuse for making essential oil salves. (Pass them on to a friend to reuse if you don’t need them because they are very reusable!)
This card detailing a little about DCS’s popcorn varieties was in the box. Who knew there are so many popcorns to choose from?
We just listened to one of the Little House books by Laura Ingalls on cd and they were making popcorn balls. She made it sound so delicious with fresh popcorn and molasses in their recipe. I really need to make these.
And, yes. BUTTER. No margarine. Ever. Blech. Please, for the love of all that is holy, use real butter or olive oil if you must.
This too cute postcard was in the box too. It has handy measurement conversions at the front. (Cute enough to frame.)
It’s a real postcard that you can use to drop a line to your fellow movie and popcorn-loving buddies. Seriously, let’s send some real mail again. Everybody loves getting mail. (Especially subscription boxes.)
The first popcorn in the box was DCS’s Ruby Red (2.5oz). “Ruby Red – A deep, dramatic red, like tiny little rubies. When it pops, the corn is white with a subtle yellow hue. The texture is a nice mix of fluffy and crunchiness, and has a nut-like flavor.”
Look at that color!!!
I warmed some oil in a deep cast iron skillet and then tossed in the kernels.
I decided to make this batch into kettle corn, so I threw about 1/4 of the Kettle Corn Seasoning (more about it below) right in with the popcorn before it started popping.
Sugar burns easily, so you have to keep this recipe well stirred and the heat on the low side of medium. But, the results are worth the extra time. The sugar caramelizes and adds a sweet crunch to the salty popcorn. It was so good this way!!!
The second popcorn in the DCS gourmet popcorn box was Black Pearl. “Black Pearl – Looks black on the outside, but pops white with an occasional gray hue. They tend to be a smaller corn when popped, but they carry more antioxidants than either the red or yellow. The kernels are very tiny, but pop really big and melt in your mouth. Because the kernels are so small, you get a greater number of kernels – and therefore a larger volume of popped corn – per bag.”
Did anyone just flash on Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean talking about his ship, the Black Pearl? Arghh!!! It’s the Black Pearl popcorn.
I air popped this one. But, first, you must swirl butter (real butter only please, no margarine) around the bottom of the bowl so that the hot kernels popping onto it melt it. As the kernels are popping you stir it with a long handled spoon to mix in the buttery goodness. It will also help your seasonings stick later.
True to the description, the kernels were very white and a little grey. But, the most miraculous thing was that every single kernel popped. I looked, I searched, I found not a single unpopped kernel. Seriously, not one. I am way impressed. This is like the most efficient popcorn ever. Lots of popcorn per bag because of the small size of the kernel and they ALL pop. Plus, it was really delicious. Just real butter, real salt and nothing else. Mmmmm, good!!!
The back of one of the postcards in the box included some helpful instructions on adding the seasonings that were in the box to your popcorn.
The first seasoning in the DCS Gourmet Popcorn of the Month Club box was the previously mentioned Kettle Corn Seasoning (2.3 oz). I used about 1/4 of this during popping of the Ruby Red kernels to make a delightful crunchy carmelly kettle corn. You could also add it post popping with a little butter, olive oil or coconut oil for a sweetness without the fear of easily burnt popcorn.
The second tin of seasoning in the box was Country Fair Dill Pickle Popcorn Seasoning (2 oz). This smelled exactly like opening a jar of grandma’s homemade dill pickles. I’m looking forward to giving this one a try on the next batch of popcorn.
Dell Cove Spice’s Gourmet Popcorn of the Month Subscription was an exciting exploration of popcorn varieties that I never new existed. It has been great to be able to try out the different colors and flavors of popcorn and discover new favorites. So far, I am in love with the Mushroom kernels from last month’s box and the Black Pearl from this box.
Have you tried the DCS Gourmet Popcorn of the Month Club subscription? Which popcorn kernels struck your fancy?
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