Don't think you should try this at home...

I just had one of those wonderful flashbacks on an event I did in the fall and I wanted to share it with you! For Saira's 25th Birthday, she wanted an over the top GIRLY, laid-back affair with her closest friends. Fortunately, she chose me to make this idea come to life, and so the 25th Princess Birthday was created. Since almost everything was some feminine shade of pink, I was not surprised when she requested pink popcorn.

I wondered how I would do it, but I soon came up with a "good" idea one night when I was at home. I use an air popper when I eat popcorn so I used that. I sprayed it as usual with an olive oil spray; however, I colored the olive oil with a couple drops of red food coloring first. It worked like a charm! It looked really cute in the blue cups of "Princess Popcorn," but I don't think I'll be trying this again for good reason. My hands were stained an odd red color for about a week and I always had that "greasy hand" feeling.

So, you have been warned. There are ways to color popcorn the color you want, but try to find another way besides coloring olive oil spray; otherwise, you will have very bright and very soft hands from both the coloring and the spray. You have been warned!

*EBL