The history of Kettle Corn goes back more than 200 years ago. Claims are made that European immigrants would cook the corn in large cast iron hog rendering kettles. After a long day of laboring over hot open wood fires, it was a custom to treat the help with the delicious, tasty Kettle Corn treat. With the hot cast iron kettle, and some lard left over from the hog rendering, large quantities of popcorn and a little sugar were stirred in together and quickly popped into that wonderful sweet, slightly salty treat we know today as Kettle Corn.