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From: Pat
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 6:22 PM
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Subject: crepe recipe
I recently had The Magic Pan "famous" cinnamon crepe. I have looked for recipes
for it...or for something similar. I have found the recipe for the Magic Pan sweet
crepe batter. But the only thing I am finding for cinnamon crepes are recipes that
have cinnamon in the batter. They may put cinnamon in the batter...but they also
have it on the crepe, with butter and I don't know what else. It turns into almost
a cinnamon syrup in that crepe. I would appreciate any help you can give!
Pat
Hello Pat,
Well, let’s talk about The Magic Pan a bit. The original Magic Pan chain of crepe restaurants thrived from the 1960s to the 1980s,
but then began to decline, and the last one closed in 1995. If you want to read some history about The Magic Pan, see these sites:
1th Forum
and here:
Wikipedia
There is a menu from that Magic Pan here:
Mr Menu
Note that the original Magic Pan did not have cinnamon crepes on the menu. I have a page devoted to Magic Pan recipes,
but they are exclusively from the original Magic Pan. See:
Magic Pan at Hungrybrowser
Since then, the Magic Pan name has been used by other restaurants that have no affiliation with the original and do not specialize in crepes. See:
Ventana's magazine
and
Urban Spoon
The concept of a Magic Pan crepes restaurant was revived by Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises as a fast-food stand in Northbrook, Illinois, in 2005. This revival opened a second location in the food court of the Mall of America near Minneapolis, Minnesota.
They use re-creations of the crepe recipes from the original Magic Pan. I found their menu online:
Magic Pan Crepes Stand
There are no cinnamon crepes on this menu, either, but I’m thinking that the cinnamon crepes must be something that they added to their menu recently.
However, other than a few mentions of them on message boards, I cannot find anything about cinnamon crepes from Magic Pan. I did not find any recipes or copycat recipes.
I had no success finding even a non-Magic Pan cinnamon crepes recipe with the kind of cinnamon filling that you describe.
All of the ones that I found had some sort of fruit, berries, or cheese in the filling.
I have no idea how they make this crepe or the filling, nor do I have any ideas of how to find out.
All I can do is post this on my site in case a reader can help.
Phaed
From: Cathy
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 2:32 PM
To: Phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Subject: Lum's sauce for the chili dogs
Hi,
I have looked all around and I really would love to have the recipe
(or something really, really close to it) for the meat sauce that was
used on Lum's chili dogs. The hot dogs were great but it's the meat
sauce that kept me ordering it. I have the fondest memories of going
there with my husband and our friends and ordering their chili dog
and fries! Hoping you can help me,
Thanks,
Cathy
Hello Cathy,
Sorry, I had no success with the chili recipe. No one seems to have it, and no one mentions anything as being similar.
My Lum’s stuff is here:
Lum's at Hungrybrowser
There is a Lum's Blog here:
Lum's Recipes
Lum’s is back! One has re-opened at 717 Fall River Avenue in Seekonk, Massachusetts with (according to their website) the original recipes. See:
My Lum's
Phaed
From: Jennifer
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 12:31 PM
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Subject: Missing "Orange Muffin" Recipe
Hi!
I have been looking for an "Orange Muffin" recipe my mom used to make.
I've asked her about it and she only vaguely remembers making it for us
when we were younger. We looked through her cookbooks (a large collection
of old church cookbooks, professional cookbooks, and clippings she's saved
over the years) without any luck.
I've tried looking on the internet myself without much luck.
What I remember about these muffins and what makes the special is the
orange "topping" is placed in the bottom of the muffin tin before the
batter goes in. I do not recall the muffin itself having much orange
flavor. But, a sugary mixture with orange juice and a little zest went
into the bottom of the muffin tin. When the muffins were done, the
bottom became the top and it was covered with the caramelized gooey
orange sauce.
Any ideas or help finding this would be appreciated!
Cheers!
Jennifer
Hello Jennifer,
Sorry, I had no success finding this.
Phaed
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Here is the recipe for Jennifer
Timm in Oregon
Orange Upside Down Muffins
Ingredients:
1/4 cup orange juice, freshly squeezed
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
Muffin batter of choice
Instructions:
Combine the orange juice, grated orange peel, butter and sugar
in a sauce pan and cook for five minutes. Divide the glaze equally
into ten muffin cups.
Add your favorite muffin batter and bake according to batter
instructions. After baking, turn the pan upside down on rack and
let stand for a few minutes before removing muffins.
Thanks, Timm!
From: carla
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 1:31 PM
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Subject: Poseidon Bakery
Hello,
Hope you can help me find the recipes from the Poseidon Bakery in
NYC which were published in an article in Better Homes and Gardens
magazine probably circa 1970’s.
The recipes included were butter cookies and flogeria and baklava.
Thank you,
Carla
Hello Carla,
How do you know that these recipes were published in Better Homes & Gardens? This might be a clue that would help me find them
Phaed
From: carla
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 5:48 PM
To: 'Phaedrus'
Subject: RE: Poseidon Bakery
Hello,
I had a copy of the recipes for a long time and foolishly discarded them.
We know the owners of the bakery and they confirmed the source.
They do not have a copy either.
Thank you for your interest and effort.
I checked the BHG archives on line and came up empty as well as searching
Posiedon bakery recipes, Lily Fable (owner), as well baklava etc.
Carla
Hello Carla,
Well, I cannot find any Poseidon Bakery recipes at all from Better Homes and Gardens.
I did find a video wherein Lili Fable shows how to make spanikopita:
Top Video Tutorials
I found a recipe of Lili’s on Martha Stewart’s site for apple strudel:
Apple Strudel
I also found Lili’s recipe for Rolled Baklava (Saragli) in several places on the web, including Martha Stewart’s site:
Rolled Baklava
These are all that I can find. I do not have access to any BH & G archives other than what is on their site, and those probably don’t go back very far. At any rate, the recipes were not in the BH&G online archives. I did not find even a mention anywhere
that any of Lili’s recipes had been published in Better Homes & Gardens.
Carla, if you know Lili Fable and her son Paul as you indicate, then why don’t you just ask them for these recipes directly?
Why do you need the magazine recipes?
It seems very unusual that Lili and Paul would not keep a copy of an article about themselves that was printed in a national magazine like BH&G.
Most people would keep multiple copies and put framed copies of the article on the wall of their business.
I’ll post this on my site in case any of my readers can help.
Phaed
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