This reminds me of my first summer job.I worked in a combination pretzel bakery and snack shop. In the morning, I’d twist the dough for soft pretzels. In the afternoon, I’d stand at the snack shop counter and sell penny candy, popcorn, and especially, water ice. My favorite customer was an officer of Philadelphia’s Mounted Unit, which is to say a cop on a horse. Every day, the cop would tie his horse to a parking meter, and order two water ices—cherry for him, lemon for his horse. He’d go outside and feed the lemon water ice tothe horse. Norman Rockwell would have loved the image.
This reminds me of my first summer job.I worked in a combination pretzel bakery and snack shop. In the morning, I’d twist the dough for soft pretzels. In the afternoon, I’d stand at the snack shop counter and sell penny candy, popcorn, and especially, water ice. My favorite customer was an officer of Philadelphia’s Mounted Unit, which is to say a cop on a horse. Every day, the cop would tie his horse to a parking meter, and order two water ices—cherry for him, lemon for his horse. He’d go outside and feed the lemon water ice tothe horse. Norman Rockwell would have loved the image.