Gary Dyrkacz wrote:

On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 13:15:40 -0600, Duane Bozarth
wrote:

It more complicated than that. Moisture is not the only factor. The
corn has to have a low porosity outer coat to trap the gases in long
enough for the pressure to build up. Popping corn is a specific seed
variety breed for that characteristic.

I said that...field corn _will_ pop, just not as successfully as popping
corn.

We even popped milo as a treat at least once every fall from earliest
harvest before frost. Only about a 50% popping rate or so and tiny
kernels, but fun to do as kids...