Q: Why are donuts round?
A: So you can slip them on around your waist!
My friend, Emily once described these delicious treats as fried fat and sugar. Yep, pretty much sums things up. This past Saturday I devoted my morning to exploring the nuances of cider donuts as I (and my mini me, Quinn) joined the 2nd annual
Tour de Donut organized by Daniel Berman of Fussy Little Blog fame. It was quite a sacrifice of sleep and a commitment of time, once you factor in the 3+ hours for eating, driving and socializing, as well as the amount of time it took me to run 4 miles post-donut binge. All worth it.
I will allow Daniel to sums things up in his inimitable style - he promises the post will be up this week and he seems to be quite a reliable sort. I'll just offer some photos from the day and my opinion on what was best, leaving, of course, knowing
"what's good" to Daniel.
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| Ready to eat donuts. And ride a Harley. |
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| Stop #1, 9 and 20, East Greenbush |
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| Our first sample - nutmeggy |
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| On the road to Goold's |
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| 100 years! This was our first time there. |
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| Cinnamon-ny |
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| Where I stopped on the way home...that's a hint. |
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| I love the little imperfection - see the evidence of the donuts once being connected? |
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| They bonded over an imaginary nuclear bomb - and sugar. |
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| Goold's |
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| Ah, glistening fat... |
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| Samascott - curiously brown and whole grain-ish |
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| And crumbly |
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| Cutest logo |
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| Cakiest donuts |
I went to the Regional Market in Syracuse once (it's a huge farmer's market). There was a long line at the one doughnut lady's booth. I got in line. When I got to the front, she pulled a warm crispy cider donut right from the frier, dipped it in cinnamon sugar mix and handed it to me in a few paper napkins. It was the most orgasmic donut I've ever eaten. When you go to see your brother - go there!
ReplyDeletemy fav is Indian Ladder Farms - also baby animals!
ReplyDeleteGreat recap!
ReplyDelete@Linda - I have been curious about that regional market. Thanks for putting it on my list of things to do in Syracuse. Last time I was out there I thought riding my bike to Skaneateles sounded like a fun idea. It wasn't. Them market sounds like it would be!
ReplyDelete@Ms. Garlic - I like Indian Ladder but it just gets way too crowded for me unless I can get there on a weekday. We went to a bday party there once and it was great fun! Who doesn't love baby animals?