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*From:* Jacob
*Sent:* Sunday, March 01, 2015 8:32 PM
*To:* phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
*Subject:* Donut Filling
Hello Uncle Phaedrus:
As a child, I frequented Noble's Bakery, a family owned business in my
hometown. My favorite pastry was their long john, an oblong donut filled
with a cream and topped with chocolate and pecans. My question is, "What
was that cream?"
Here's what I know:
1. I have had the same filling at two other family owned bakeries, but
not at a chain such as Krispy Kreme or Dunkin Donuts.
2. It isn't holland cream.
3. It's not bavarian cream.
4. It's a very pale yellow, and evidently non-perishable.
I have searched for pastry fillings that can be purchased since I have
had it in more than one bakery in more than one town, but can't find what
I'm looking for. Can you help?
Thanks!
Jacob
Jacob, I need to know your hometown, the town where Noble’s bakery was located.
Phaed
*From:* Jacob
*To:* phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
*Sent:* Monday, March 02, 2015 10:59 AM
*Subject:* Re: Donut Filling
Sure thing… Kinston, North Carolina.
I've had the same filling from Mickey's Bakery in Goldsboro, NC in their
cream puffs (but not their long johns) as well as from Sugar Plum Bakery in
Virginia Beach, VA.
Jacob
Hello Jacob,
Well, when you begin by telling me it’s not Bavarian Cream and not Holland
Cream, and not the filling used by Dunkin’ Donuts or Krispy Kreme, and I
cannot find a clue anywhere about what sort of filling was used by Noble’s
Bakery in Kinston or is used in Mickey’s Pastry Shop in Goldsboro or in
Sugar Plum Bakery in Virginia Beach, then I have no way to determine what
you are looking for, and I cannot locate a recipe. Your clues about the
filling are all negative – what it’s not. I understand that you have no
positive clues, but without them or without a name for the filling, then I
have no way to locate it. The bakeries you name don’t say what their
filling is called on their websites, and there’s no way for me to find
out. In many parts of the country, long johns are not filled at all, just
glazed or frosted. I found this statement: ”Long Johns are usually filled
with jelly, confectioner's cream or vanilla pudding.” Many people say the
best ones are custard-filled.
There’s a custard-filled long john recipe here: Yammie's Noshery
There’s a confectioner’s cream recipe here: Taste of Home
More examples of long john filling:
Persnickety Palate
Macheesemo
Amish Shop
If the filling is truly non-perishable, then it would probably be
something like the filling in Hostess Twinkies or the below recipe.
If what you want is none of the above, then I can do no more than just
post your request and hope that a reader can help.
Phaed
Creme Filling
Ingredients
* 1 cup shortening
* 1 cup confectioners' sugar
* 1 cup white sugar
Directions
1. Using an electric mixer, whip shortening in a medium bowl with
confectioners' sugar and white sugar until creamy, 5 to 10 minutes.
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From: "Jacob"
To: "Phaedrus"
Subject: Re: long john Filling
Date: Monday, March 02, 2015 12:18 PM
At least I don't feel alone in the lack of information about this filling!
Thanks for posting, and I will continue to try and find it. My biggest hint
so far is that it is the consistency of holland creme, but not the color. I
plan to try mixing holland/bavarian cream, as well as trying to make
holland creme with butter-flavored shortening and adding dry vanilla
pudding mix. Here's to hoping I can come close. Thanks again for your help.
-----Original Message-----
From: Coleen
Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 9:32 AM
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Subject: Walnut Cake from B. Altman's Charleston Garden Restaurant
Hello,
I love that you have this website & hope you can find my requested recipe. I
can help you, if you need Italian recipes. I have many from my grandmother &
have successfully followed them. Examples are Sicilian Ricotta Cake,
Biscotti (almond, anise, etc.), Baccala Stew (Cod), Italian Knot Cookies,
Baklava, etc.
My quest is for the Walnut Cake from B. Altman & Co. that I often had at the
Mall at Short Hills, New Jersey location. The Dept. Store had a
restaurant/luncheonette, called the Charleston Garden, with a Bakery at the
entrance. While working at the Mall, we should walk there for treats &
birthday cakes, often. The Walnut Cake was a 2-layer, frosted cake; covered
in walnuts…reseed into the frosting; top & sides. The frosting was a tan
color & the cake was tan with dark speckles. The baker of that location was
cheerful, kind and friendly black man, that was the baker until that
restaurant closed. The smell was heavenly & each bite was light & perfectly
balanced textures of moist, creamy & mild crunch. I’d LOVE to make this
cake!
Thanks For Your Efforts,
Coleen
Hi Coleen,
Thank you.
Sorry, I had no success finding anything at all about B Altman's walnut cake
from any of their stores or from their Charleston Garden Restaurant. I did
find one of their menus here: Scholar's Archive
There was a note on a message board that the baker from Charleston Garden
had moved to Florida and possibly passed away.
I'll post this on my site in case a reader can help.
Phaed
From: Ann
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2015 11:34 AM
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Subject: Lukhards Meat Loaf
Lukhards was a small grocery store chain in Richmond, Virginia. It closed down in the 1990's I think.
In their meat/prepared food department, they had the most delicious meat loaf that you took home to bake.
I know it had what looked like canned tomatoes in it. I have looked and looked for this recipe, to no avail.
You know it must have been a good recipe if it was a memorable MEAT LOAF. I would appreciate help finding it!
Thanks
Ann
Hello Ann,
Sorry, although I found a few mentions of Lukhard's, I cannot find even a mention of the meatloaf.
I’ll post your request in case a reader can help.
Phaed
From: "gwen"
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Subject: Information on Lukhard's Market Meatloaf
Date: Sunday, January 10, 2016 10:04 AM
Hello Phaedrus,
Happy new year to you, sir. I hope you are enjoying unseasonably mild
temperatures as we are here in Washington, D.C. And might I add,it is such
a pleasure to continue to read and support your work!
In response to this request:
https://hungrybrowser.com/phaedrus/m0413M15.htm#3
In 1998, a request was made to the Richmond-Times Dispatch for this recipe.
Their response follows:
“The secret to Lukhard's meatloaf is a seasoning blend by Old Mansion Foods
that is only available to the food service and industrial markets. However,
the same meatloaf is currently available at the Stonewall Market on Grove
Avenue.”
Stonewall Market is now closed as well, but I found another article from
2009 which writes that the owner of Glen Allen Supermarket “hired butcher
Tammy Oley, who had worked at Stonewall Market in Richmond before it closed
in June. Oley is making some of the same prepared salads and meals as she
did at Stonewall Market. Her selections include meatloaf and shepherd's
pie.”
However, according to the following facebook post, Tammy Oley has moved on
to a new market, Yellow Umbrella Provisions, also in Richmond, Virginia:
https://www.facebook.com/YellowUmbrellaRVA/posts/507667869399627
Perhaps the requester could visit the new store and see if by any chance
the meatloaf is the same, or if the butcher knows anything about Lukhard’s
original recipe.
Additionally, the former owner of Lukhard's is named Bob Wilcox, and is
mentioned in a 2014 article in the Richmond Dispatch Times (
https://www.richmond.com/business/article_e9ac02dd-eed9-5494-9d9b-902fe0f3ff7f.html).
Perhaps the requestor could reach out to the author of the article and ask
the author to contact Bob Wilcox on their behalf? It's legwork, but if the
craving persists, it might be worth it. The author of the article's email
is at the end of the article: rhallman@timesdispatch.com.
Best,
Gwen
Old Mansion Foods is at 3811 Corporate Rd, Petersburg, VA. Their website is Old Mansion Foods
True, they are only a wholesale food service operation, but sometimes a little begging goes a long way.
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