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Mike Blakesley
Film God

Posts: 12767
From: Forsyth, Montana
Registered: Jun 99

posted 09-22-2000 05:25 PM

How many theatres charge extra for butter? Somebody told me once about a chain that charges "by the squirt" and the manager would be called on the carpet if his location wasn't selling enough "squirts" per month. (Unfortunatly, the name of this chain escapes me, but they're probably bankrupt anyway.)

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Jason Burroughs
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 654
From: Allen, TX
Registered: Jun 99

posted 09-22-2000 07:09 PM

When I worked for Cineplex Odeon "Dollar house", my first theatre job, we charged for butter, and we had to have a certian butter percentage, they watched that almost as much as the per cap! In fact managers often encouraged employees to add in a few extra butters on the register, to compensate for the customers that didn't want any butter. Needless to say that theatre is long since gone, torn down and replaced by a grocery store

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Gordon McLeod
Film God

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From: Toronto Ontario Canada
Registered: Jun 99

posted 09-23-2000 08:49 AM

Peanut oil used to be a very popular popping and frying oil but one has to be very carefull as the sensitivity to peanut products even in minute amounts to a growing number of allergey sufferers can lead to horrendous liabilities

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Michael Gonzalez
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 790
From: Grand Island , NE USA
Registered: Sep 2000

posted 09-23-2000 09:16 AM

We use peanut oil for popping popcorn. Since your from Michigan, I am guessing Dennis, that you are from the same chain. We also charge extra for more butter(Superkist 2) which is three extra squirts reguardless of container size for 25 cents more.

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Steve Scott
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1300
From: Minneapolis, MN
Registered: Sep 2000

posted 10-04-2000 03:37 PM

We used to use Superkist 2, but recently switched to Orville Reddenbocer. I thought that the Superkist 2 actually tasted better.
Before that, we had some experiments with Lou Ana red butter, and this one kind that smelled like corn on the cob!

The Red Lou Ana tasted the best.
When customers ask about our butter (which is soybean oil), I wonder why they're not worried that we pop it in coconut oil, the fattiest of all oils! We might as well be popping it in lard, although the smell and taste would be atrocious!

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Steve Guttag
We forgot the crackers Gromit!!!

Posts: 12814
From: Annapolis, MD
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 10-07-2000 01:09 PM

I've tasted many a popcorn topping in my day...

My favorite, hands down, is Odel's Real butter. It has everything you need in the flavor department without those items that make butter go bad.

Land O Lakes' real butter is just fine if you want to go though the hassel of the spoilage and skimming.

I don't live on popcorn (ie eat it everyday) and I don't think the average movie goer has it every day too. As such I'm not concerned about the health issue of popping in fatty oils nor using genuine butter on top (and in the middle)...it is a treat and should be treated that way.

I'm really happy to see so many of you actually using real butter (of some sort). If it makes any difference, I only buy the popcorn if the theatre actually has real butter as a topping...butter flavorings just don't cut it

Steve

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