Stahlke Adoption

Popcorn Lady

Three of my children attend a parochial high school, so I've been volunteering in the concession stand during football games. The customer service can get very hectic, especially at half-time, so I chose a job that’s on the calmer side: popcorn.

It’s essential to make the popcorn in advance, since the process takes 10-15 minutes, and no customer would wait for it. After the popping stops, you fill paper bags with popcorn and leave them warming in the popcorn maker.

So far, no one else has offered to do popcorn, probably since the way to make the popcorn is not obvious or intuitive. All the better for me—I get my first choice of a job, and it’s somewhat quiet. That’s a rarity in my life. I did, however, get a bad burn last week. From the customer line, Peter yelled out, “Hey, Mom!” When I turned to acknowledge him, my finger brushed against the cooking popcorn kettle. Ouch!

posted by Stahlkes @ 1:19 PM