I got this email yesterday:

Dear Velma’s,

Way back in the day, I was a recipient of your free sample. BEST FREE SAMPLE EVER! It was big, it was more delicious than anyone could  ever anticipate. So, this year I went to Africa to study and they suggest you pack snacks, so for christmas I received four large bags of your delicious treat. I left on my trip the 8th of January and 1.5 bags had already been consumed… you do the math :-P! Anyway, I tied a knot in that leftover half bag and left it in my apartment, figuring someone would find it and eat it, as I packed the other 2 for my long excursion.

When I got back mid-May, I found that half bag still sitting on my shelf, and that Velma’s craving took me. I opened the 5 month old bag of Velma’s and upon consumption discovered… it was not stale. Holy wow. I fricking love you people and your nomcious nomming popcorn.  Thank you for the best welcome home ever.

Autumn

My reply:

ACK! You ate a 5 month old bag?! I should notify my health department and point that out to them. (This stuff won’t kill you no matter what spots I miss cleaning up.) Most health department treat me like I’m selling Sushi from my tent.

I think my partner Steve found a 1 month old bag in his car and choked that down. But FIVE months? Wow.

Maybe I should advertise that my product has a longer shelf life than Twinkies. At least we’ll be eating kettle corn after “the big one” drops.

Thanks for the feedback!

Eric 

Nice for day for us. Steve bags out on us because of his  ”real” job.  We speak with the “Cookie Doctor” who is next to us and meet a few of the regular customers. 

..after only one day of popping. (see video) The weather held up and business was back to normal. I didn’t think we would have THAT many people so early in the season - we ran out of sugar so a couple of people at the very end didn’t get any kettle corn. We sold 8 oils worth of supplies. This would’ve been a very good day last year but it is shaping up to be a typical day from now on. Steve mentioned that he might’ve found some cheap help, so I might take him up on that. I don’t think the oarsmen on slave ships had to keep up this kind of pace.