if they were to heat treat the pop corn seed so to speak before packageing it there would be no need to even sell it the moisture in the kernel is what make s it it. and when you apply heat to it it in turn takes the moisture out. they do not heat treat it to take out bugs . and to dry it they do use froced air heat driers but not enough concentrated heat at the right time. Farmers cut the corn when they can get into the field and sometimes they have to mud the stuff out hence leaving the grain wet therefore in return having to dry it. so after the corn is dry in the bin or at the elevator they use a cleaning machine on it thats how the other stuff and the deformed kernels are taken out.

Hey Chris I see you are still in the middle of stone maddness! LOL! I swear we went round and round for 6 months before making a decision so I completely understand. I don't have any good photos of caramel except what's on their website. We were looking at it too. I just wanted to tell you what the guy at the stone place told me about it. He said that's the one color he would never recommend. He said in the few instances he's ordered it, it looks totally different than any sample or photo he's seen and has never had a happy customer with it. But maybe someone here has it and can disprove that statement. ? Good Luck and keep driving around and looking at stone. It helped us alot.

Ruthie, U need to try this sometime! Coyote or Reindeer "Droppings" 2-cups brown sugar 1-cup butter or margarine 1/2 cup white corn syrup 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 14-1/2 ounce package Cheetos **buy ONE 11 oz size of CHEESE PUFFS, NOT cheetos Both Cheetos and cheese puff are great. Two different textures Bring the sugar, butter or margarine and syrup to a boil for 5 minutes. Stir often Remove from fire. Add baking soda. Stir. Pour over cheetos, and toss QUICKLY . ***i USED TWO 9 X 10, ALUMINUM PANS Bake at 250 degrees F. for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Pour out on waxed paper rubbed with additional butter or cooking spray. Quickly separate the Caramelized Cheetos ****I used the bottoms of TWO broiler pans that I sprayed, put gloves on, and quickly separated, so you won't end up with big globs. Let cool, IF YOU CAN BEFORE SAMPLING!

I'd be careful about how many coats of paint you put on an acoustic,(popcorn), ceiling. Painting not only weakens it, but the extra weight can cause it to peel and fall in weaker areas.