Goodbye cheap $1/ea donuts

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by bwilson4web, Mar 3, 2026 at 8:24 AM.

  1. hill

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    Truth be told considering how worthless the dollar has become over the past couple decades? Even a $1½ buck bear claw or apple fritter is a rare find. It's the nature of fiat money.
     
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    . . . not that any other national 'fiat currencies' have done much better, most have done considerably worse.
     
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    Yeah I tried with cornmeal, once... Visual aid:

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    I'll bet you like your peameal bacon though... ;) AKA Canadian bacon with cornmeal.
     
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    A chain recently opened up in the Philly area that imports the dough or boiled bagels from NYC.

    Did hear about a bakery in Florida that installed a water treatment system to adjust the tap water to the chemistry of Long Island's.
     
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    Breweries do this all the time; it's pretty much required for contract expansions when a given variety needs to be produced in several places to meet market demand.

    Bakers have a harder time justifying the expense of that installation, but the big operators will do it.
     
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    cyberpriusII Maybe it was the roses

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    Dang me. Now suppose I should make bagels this weekend, which means I have to get a bag of einkorn flour, which isn't cheap. Ah, well. Maybe plain and cinnamon raisin. Water isn't NY. Just Oregon well.

    And, might as well make it party and have some marrow bones for the dogs!
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