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From: Scott Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2017 2:25 PM To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com Subject: Pink icing cookies Links Pinks Hi There! This is probably a long shot. I have been trying to find the recipe for the cookies known as “Links Pinks”. It is from Links bakery from Elyria Ohio. They were a crisp sour cream based cookie I think with pink icing. I’ve looked on the web and have found stories about them but no recipe and the ones I have tried don’t come close. Like I said it is a long shot. Regards, Scott
Hello Scott,
It’s definitely a long shot to find the actual “Link’s Pinks” recipe on the Internet or in a cookbook. This sort of recipe is occasionally published in a local newspaper, but apparently not in this case. It is exceedingly rare for an actual bakery recipe to ever become available to the public. The ones you see on the Internet are usually “copycat” recipes.
As you say, there are mentions of the cookie on the Internet. Elyria High School cafeteria served and sold a similar pink cookie for several years, but that recipe was apparently not quite the same as “Link’s Pinks”. That recipe is on the Internet, so perhaps it is the one you tried.
There is a Links Bakery fan page on Facebook: Links Bakery Elyria
An article about Elyria pink cookies: Elyria Pink Cookies
The Elyria High School Cafeteria sold their version to the public as recently as last year: EHS Pink Cookies
There is a recipe for the Elyria High School version (no sour cream) here: Banned Pink Cookies
I will post this on my site. There is always a chance that former Links Bakery personnel might see it and respond.
Phaed
From: "Mike" To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com Subject: Link's Pink Cookies Date: Monday, August 21, 2017 1:46 AM I saw you posted an email from someone named Scott back in April about the Link's pink cookies in Elyria, Ohio. I unfortunately don't have the recipe (and have been struggling to get it myself). However, I can add a few details. First, the cookies at EHS are nothing like Link's pinks. The ones from Links were thin and crispy, whereas the ones at EHS were thick and cakey. They are nothing like each other aside from being round and pink. Second, this might not help Scott find the recipe, but if he's still in Elyria, they sell the exact same cookies at Convenient Food Mart on Cleveland Street. So he can still purchase them, even if he can't get the recipe. Though maybe if he slips the bakery worker a $50 bill, they'll spill the beans ;-) If you end up finding the recipe, please contact me, as I'd really like to know too. Best, - Mike
On 7/20/2023 9:07 PM, Garrett wrote: Hello, I am a former Elyria resident. I was reading an article that you responded to in regard to Elyria’s Pink Cookies in 2017. Do you know if they still sell them at the Convenient food market on Cleveland Street? Best Garrett
Hello Garrett,
Sorry, I could not find anything online about this. The store has/had multiple locations, but the Cleveland Street location may not even be open any longer. Their phone number is (or was): (440) 365-6551 Best way to find out is probably to call.
You might also try this place, if they are still open:
Expresso Bakery
100 4th St, Elyria, OH 44035
Phone: (440) 412-4100
They advertised having them, but they closed during Covid. I could not find whether they had reopened.
Phaed
On 7/21/2023 8:14 AM, Garrett wrote: Thank you for your quick response I will try calling them at some point.
-----Original Message----- From: Gina Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 12:37 AM To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com Subject: Lou Malnatis 1000 island salad dressing Searching for this!!! I had a friend who once worked there but she forgot! She knows there was chili sauce! Please help lol!!! Thank you Sincerely Gina
Hi Gina,
Sorry, I had no success with this. I'll post it for reader input.
Phaed
Subject: Lou Malnati 1000 island dressing From: Cory Date: 5/25/2020, 3:02 PM To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com On 5/25/2020 1:29 PM, cory wrote: I am interested in a recipe for Lou Malnati's 1000 island salad dressing.. had as a carryout from their Western Springs Illinois location. Thank you. Cory
Hi Cory,
Sorry, no luck with this. I searched for it in 2017, similarly with no success. See: 5-15-2017
There is a lot of discussion about it here: Forum
It appears that no one has this recipe outside Malnati's, and Malnati's has managed to keep it secret. No one seems to have made a copycat, and I found no recommendations of a "tastes-like."
I'll post this for reader input, but I've had no responses since I posted the original request in 2017, so...
Phaed
-----Original Message----- From: Ro Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2017 3:53 PM To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com Subject: Fudge Mary Ann cake recipe from Ebingers bakery. Are any relatives still living so that I can acquire the recipe? Thank you Ro. Sent from Ro's iPad
Hello Ro,
Sorry, no success with the "Fudge Mary Ann Cake" recipe. The only thing that I can find out about any relatives is that George and Catherine Ebinger had a son who was also named George.
There is an Ebinger's Bakery memories Facebook page here: Ebinger's Bakery
Phaed