Remember that summer job??

1sokkermom
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:16:34 +0000

Started scooping ice cream at Howard Johnson’s down the road from my house when I was 15. At one point we had to memorize the 28 flavors…:o Also had to take a test on how to make a Banana Royal- three scoops of ice cream and a lot of toppings and whipped cream that had to be made precisely by the book!

The owner was very meticulous about cleanliness and a very militant manager. The most disgusting thing I remember was the frozen clam strips that came in a milk carton. One day the very large sweaty cook with a drinking problem dropped them on the floor, picked them up, and threw them in the fryolator. :eek: …Ahh, the good old days.
Howard Johnson actually put me through college.

Also worked as “Putter Butter”. (Was a disney type character at an Alpine Themed miniature Golf Course.) Putter-golf, Butter-Goat.
Job was to keep kids entertained. The head weighed about 30 pounds, and the outfit was very hot during those summer nights.