How does an amish person cook microwave popcorn without electricity?

They have a secret backroom in every Amish house and they have the best of everything --- phones, appliances, hd tvs, and gaming consoles...dont ask me how I know ! ;P

Popping corn is a certain type of corn that actually pops into a puff ball like we all know and love when it's heated up. Basically, residual moisture in the dried kernel heats up to the point where the pressure causes the kernel to explode. And, this explosion turns the kernel inside out and produces the soft popcorn texture. Microwave popcorn is produced to have a certain moisture content that is more conducive to popping in a microwave, as opposed to standard popcorn that is more conducive to popping while being heated in oil. Microwave popcorn has a bit higher moisture content and would very easily pop in a pan of hot oil, where regular popcorn doesn't do so well in a microwave.

Some of the possibilities:

1. She was not Amish, but belonged to one of the other plain sects (no cold foods in her cart? what are you talking about?).

2. She was going to use it at her place on employment. Amish who work outside of the home will work in shops, offices, factories, etc, that use electricity.

3. She belonged to one of the few Amish affiliations that do use electricity in their homes.

The woman you saw was likely Mennonite. They dress similar to Amish and wear those white bonnets or veils too. However, they use electricity and cars. They are even allowed print fabrics.

I think you might be referring to menna knights they have similarities in rules and religion but their not neccisarily as simplistic in terms of technology compared to the Amish folk.

It's possible for sure

It's spelled "Mennonite", but you are correct.

They use a woodburning microwave.

they have wooden hand-crank microwaves

maybe she puts it over a pot on a rotating stick and leaves it there for a couple weeks...