What is a Popover?
A popover is an overlay which covers the material in a web browser without the need to create a new window. Popovers are also known as overlays. This programming trick is most commonly used for Internet advertising, although there are some other uses for popovers. One of the issues with the popover ad from the point of view of web users is that these ads usually cannot be blocked by ad blocking software, which means that the user is forced to see them. This is, of course, exactly why Internet advertisers like popovers. The popover ad probably would not have been developed if people had not figured out how to block popup ads. Popup ads are ads which open in a new browser window, and they operate with a script, which means that software can be built to stop the script before it starts. In response to a lack of advertising exposure thanks to web users who used popup blockers and ad blocking software, the popover was devised. In a classic example of a popover, a web user navigates to a pag
~^Chris~^ A popover is the most magnificent baked item in the whole wide world! It’s made with the regular stuff – milk, eggs, butter, flour – but you bake them in a special pan. They come out crispy on the outside and moist and hollow on the inside. They’re served steaming hot with butter and strawberry jam. You can also get them a la mode with hot fudge sauce. I could wax poetic about popovers for hours. I’ve tried to make them at home, but mine are never as good as the Jordan Pond House’s: Posted 9 months ago.
Popovers are a wonderful treat and really a one of a kind item. They are by no means a muffin and not really a bread, but are some of the best breakfast and brunch food you can have, in my humble opinion. They rise light and fluffy and when baked turn out lightly browned, tall and light and airy inside. There is no leavening used in the recipe. They are best served immediately from the oven and taste best with just butter or add your favorite homemade jam or preserves if you want a sweeter taste. You can also stuff popovers with a savory mushroom mixture for a different flavor. Here is the popover recipe that I still use today.
