Kalmia wrote:

>>> Commercial donuts sit in my stomach like lead for hours, so I rarely
>>> indulge. Maybe once in a blue moon, a DD jelly stick if I'm on he
>>> road and it's the only thing close in the way of a b'fast.
>> Are you talking donut shop donuts or the industrial bakery donuts that
>> they sell on grocery stores? Some donut shops make very digestible donuts.
>
> Both. I just shy away from donuts in general for health reasons. I
> tried a Krispy Kreme once as a gas stop - no big whoop. Even the name
> with those Ks turned me off.


This is Tim Hortons country. Krispy Kreme opened a store near Toronto. I
have no idea how much business they get, but it certainly never took
off. According to the company's store locater, there are no others.
Meanwhile, Tim Hortons shops are opening up on almost every street
corner. I found Krispy Kreme donuts to be way too sweet.


> My mother made the donuts once for a cub scout bake sale - so you can
> imagine how fast they went.

Yep :-) There is something about nice, fresh home made donuts that
people cannot resist. Being deep fried, they are best served as fresh as
possible. They do not keep well.

When Hortons used to make their donuts on location, before they switched
to heating up the par baked goods, I used to enjoy their glazed donuts,
but only if they were absolutely fresh. If I were there when they
brought out a fresh batch of glazed donuts they were my first choice,
but within a half hour they are going downhill fast.