My mom recently bought a case of Wright's Pink Popcorn and was very disappointed. She and a friend went in on the case. She and her friend at work said the stuff they used to eat as kids tasted like sarsparilla, but the Wright's stuff was so bland. It's looks really tasty, but it's bland beyond belief when you try it. So, besides Wright's, what other brands are there?

ive been looking for pink popcorn for years.you just cant get it anywere else other than the bay area IM ORIGANALY FROM SAN JOSE AND NOW RESIDE IN TEXAS I CANT WAIT TO GET MY FIRST CASE AND ENJOY THAT GOODNESS THAT BRINGS BACK ALOT OF GREAT MEMORIES FROM THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY FAIR ALL THE WAY TO THE FRISCO ZOO.

Moved away from bay area {HAYWARD} a few years ago and cannot find pink popcorn anywhere in Boise Id. I have not had my pink popcorn fix in years and it is not as good home made!

I'm a lover of Pink Popcorn and have been since I was a kid in San Francisco, then in 1956 I worked for the Wright Popcorn Co. at their old factory one block west of VenNes I poped the corn and deliverd to the Zoo and the Park and alot of the down town shows and the old Seals ball park,I also rosted the peanuts for the Zoo and Park,and help make some of the best caramel popcorn you have ever tasted. We visited the new factory on Poterero St a few years back and picked up a few cases, What a treat,I'm going to start having it sent to us. Remembering when !!

Thank you for posting this! I'm originally from Palo Alto and remember eating this when I was a kid. Have never seen it sold in any store since I've moved away from CA.

You can order directly from Wright's Popcorn,get a case of 50 or 100...the case of 50 is, I think $27, and they ship it to your home fast.
We now get the box of 100 it's so addicting. We have it shipped, but you can pick it up at the factory also....funny even fresh, it tastes the same...kinda stale. The phone number is on thier web site, you have to actually call them, but it's worth it to hear the Lady say "Wright's popcorn" so cheerful, as if you call back in time to the 40's

wright's pink popcorn...goto allrecipes.com and search popcorn. the recipe using any flavor or gelatin might be good to make your own or sugar,corn syrup,food coloring. there are many to try. and it wont be stale. best recipe site on web i've found.

Well Im Live in san Bruno Ca. and I found a couple of places that sell it and boy it's good, Im 23 and Ive been eating since I was 5. It goes for 79cents over here and I usually take all of them that thet stock...

Lived in Novato and Santa Rosa both- years ago. I'm sure I bought some at the zoo and the fair. Now live in Wisconsin (don't ask why- I still haven't figured it out yet either). Work with another CA native and were talking about all the good things about CA. Pink Popcorn came up. Of the hundreds of coworkers, non except us two have heard of it. Got my hands on some the other day. Haven't had any in 28 years. Still as good as always!

When i was 4-6 years old, used to get pink popcorn all the time at the pool in Penn Hills Pa.Moved to Delaware. cant find it at all here..been about 40 years since I had some Pink Pop Corn..

HAIL THE ALMIGHTY GREAT PINK POPCORN

WHEN I WAS FOUR AND FIVE YEARS OLD EVERY SUNDAY WE WENT TO KNOWLAND ZOO IN OAKLAND AND I ALWAYS HAD MY PINK POPCORN GROWING UP I ALWAYS MANAGED TO FIND IT AT CARNIVALS NOW I LIVE NEAR OREGON IN NORTHERN CA AND I BUY IT BY THE CASE FROM WRIGHT POPCORN AND NUT CO. $27.99 PLUS S&H FOR A CASE OF 50. IT ALWAYS BRINGS BACK WONDERFUL MEMORIES AND I LOSE WEIGHT EATING IT AS A SNACK INSTEAD OF OTHER SUGARY SNACKS. WRIGHT POPCORN 1-415-861-0912 FOR ALL YOU TRUE DIE HARDS OUT THERE WHO DON'T LIVE IN THE BAY AREA AND DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE GREAT PINK POPCORN. HAPPY MEMORIES

TRY this recipe [Barbara - I added some text so that the formatting would be more convenient in my comments monitor screen]:
http://www.kanokorn.com/PopcornRecipes.asp

The company that makes the pink popcorn sold around the Bay Area is Wright Popcorn & Nut Company in San Francisco. I believe they're still making it. http://www.wrightpopcorn.com/

I used to buy pink popcorn from Synder's it had a cotton candy tatse. we used to call it circus popcorn. It was my Grandfathers favorite when he passed in 1989 I put a bag in with him and have not seen it in a store since. I would love to find some if anyone knows how?
Thanks Renee

hey pink popcorn lovers i have found that Smart and Finals sometimes carry it and at southern california Trader Joe stores. JMF

WOW so many of us Pink popcorn lovers, who would have thought. The San Francisco Zoo late 60's early 70's with DAD and "my" elephant key both of which are no longer, but pink popcorn always brings me back to wonderful warm memories, of many fond days spent on many not so warm days at the Zoo with two of my favorites DAD and pink popcorn. Thanks for the memories. KMS

my mom loved pink popcorn, she used to buy it at the ukiah fair, i searched on the web and i'm gonna buy some..no longer in california but i'm sure my son will enjoy it A.B New Mexico

My mom used to buy Wright's pink popcorn at the SF Zoo and golden gate Park in SF. That was in 1953. Last week I bought a package in a San Mateo park concession stand. It hasn't changed in 53 years! Tastes like sugared cardboard, but I love it.

I was recently at the Santa Rosa Fair where I looked high and low to find some pink popcorn. I found it--I bought 10 bags and gave them to the family-I think I paid too much, but it does not matter. I lover the stuff and when I find it, it brings back childhood memories. Boy its good.

Jim, Denver CO

My mother and I still loooove pink popcorn. Besides the zoo, or the county fair... during the summer you can usually find it at Walgreen's or Long's for about $50 a package....

try wrights popcorn in san francisco on protrero street. 20-30 packages for $26.00

Here it is folks the real thing,,,it is what to eat at the Zoo///
http://www.wrightpopcorn.com/products.html

I used to get it all the time at the SF zoo, it is hard to find outside the Bay Area. You can get it at some Longs Drugs stores but that is rare. This is where I buy mine from since I no longer live up in that location http://www.carouselcandies.com I have done it many times over the years.

Hello everyone, try the popcornfactory.com you should find exactly what you are looking for. Tony, Winters California

I have found pink popcorn at my neighborhood gas station in novato ca.

Pink popcorn seems to be a west coast phenom. It IS stale, yet tasty. Not too sweet, not buttery at all. It is sold by the Wright Popcorn and Nut Company (I was introduced to it at a zoo in Fresno), and I truly miss it out here in the Midwest, but if you are wrangling up a recipe, I'd focus on a light, not-too-sticky corn syrup glaze that mostly soaks in...

when i would go to coney island in brooklyn i use to get this sweet pink and white popcorn. do you have any idea where i can still get this popcorn from.

thanks,
joyce

I can honestly say that I've never (ever) seen that before. I'm intrigued.

Hmmm. I am not sure I could. I mean, what would get that peculiar texture and the flavor of, what, imitation butter and artificial cotton candy?

I suppose that I could pop some popcorn, then toss it in some sort of confectionary goo, then press it in blocks and dry it at 200 degrees (convection, or 250 in a conventional, turning frequently).

Amalia would certainly prefer purple, but I think that pink is the way to go with this stuff. It just glows better!

Erik:
Pink popcorn should be found at county fairs, carnivals, little league snack stands, etc. Ever thought of giving it the "Alice Waters Treatment"? How about a recipe for purple popcorn (horses and lions love it!)?
SC