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Saturday, February 11, 2006

It's time to add a new player to the holy quartet of pre-snow panic grocery hoarding.

We all know the foursome - bread, eggs, milk and toilet paper. I've been aware of this for the better part of two decades. I'm sure others have known this much longer.

But last night I stumbled upon one more item which had flown beneath my radar up to now. And like the original four, it is white.

So what's the foodstuff that's morphed the Fantastic Four into the Fearsome Five?

Popcorn.

When I went to my main neighborhood grocery store last night, there wasn't bag or bottle of popcorn to be had. I then hit an alternate store and was lucky enough to snag their last two small jars.

To be clear, I'm not talking about microwave popcorn. There was plenty of that to be found. It's regular, pop-on-the-stovetop popcorn kernels that have disappeared from the shelves.

It makes sense. If you think you're going to be stuck at home for a couple of days, you're going to want snacks and you're going to want activities to help pass the time. Popping popcorn the old fashioned way fits that bill quite nicely.

I'm trying to look at the inconvenience I had to endure in a positive light. If tasting popcorn the way the Flying Spaghetti Monster intended it to be made helps one more person forsake the evil that is microwave popcorn, it will have been worth it.
Posted @ 9:22 AM



 


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