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Bluebird Donuts?

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rhonda 
  To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com 
  Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 5:04 PM
  Subject: recipe search for fried-to-a-crisp-perfection, melt in your mouth Bluebird donuts

  Dear Phaedrus,
  Brunswick, Georgia had a restaurant called The Bluebird Donut Shop that operated in the 1960's 
for many years, then changed hands two or three times more.  It was a breakfast/lunch cafe located 
in our then active historic downtown area, then, alas, as town centers gave way to modern malls, 
the crowds lessened and the demise began...  However, one of my fondest memories is of my now 
deceased father getting up earlier than usual to run down the street to purchase a waxed, brown 
paper sack full of fried-to-a-crisp-perfection glazed donuts-- only to arrive back home to what 
must have seemed like a thousand hands outstretched at the door, all clamoring for donuts, as if 
they would be gone before we could get one...  

  I believe the original owner, an Allen, has passed (2003), and know that subsequent owners did 
not have the recipe, though one proprieter sold a sorry excuse for a donut once that could not 
even be choked down...  I realize your finding this recipe is a longshot-- do you have any ideas 
on how I could find it if you can't (library records, whatever, do you go to that kind of trouble?) 
An old obituary in our local yokel paper listed a descendent of Mrs. Allen but I had no luck finding 
him-- my hope was that he'd have the recipe and share!

  Any help would be appreciated, and I assure you, that if we are lucky enough to one day make these 
donuts, any weight gain would be worth it and I would be most grateful to you, not blame you!

  Sincerely,
  Rhonda

Hello Rhonda,

Sorry, no luck. Even if I searched library records, any library records that had this info would be in Brunswick, not here. The only mention of the Bluebird Donut Shop in Brunswick that I found was on a genealogy site, and according to the message posted there, the owner of the Bluebird Donut Shop in Brunswick in the 1950s - 1960s was a man named Gerry Mancil, not Allen. See here:

Genforum

Your best bet is to find descendants of the owner and see if they still have the recipe. You might try contacting the person who left that message on Genforum.

Phaed


Cast Iron Donut Maker?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy " 
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 10:41 AM
Subject: Recipe request

My husband recently purchased a cast iron donut maker.  It has two handles 
and makes three donuts at a time, turning from one side to the other, like a 
sandwich press.  I am looking for recipes to use in this.  It appears to be 
used on the stovetop, grill or campfire.  I have never seen one before and 
don't know what type of recipe to use with it.  Any help you can give me is 
greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Tracy

Hello Tracy,

I wish that I could help, but I cannot locate any recipes or instructions for this type of donut maker. I have no idea how to use one.

Phaed


Ed's White Front

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kelly 
  To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 5:40 PM
  Subject: Recipe Request

I was wondering if you could find a recipe for a bbq sauce.  When my husband was young, 
his dad would get bbq from a place called Ed's White Front, located at the corner of 
Goodfellow Blvd. and Natural Bridge in St. Louis, Missouri.  He always talks about how 
great the sauce was and I would love to surprise him for his birthday with that very sauce. 
If you need any other information, please let me know.

Thank you

Kelly 

Hi Kelly,

Sorry, no luck with a recipe. The recipe for that sauce is a family secret that no one has been able to duplicate. However, they do have a website where you can buy the sauce, so you can still surprise him. See: Ed's White Front

An article in the January 3, 2007 St. Louis Post-Dispatch by Joe Bonwich said:
The restaurant's authentic sauce can be obtained only on an "as available" basis from F. Ed Norman, grandson of the original Ed. Call 636-477-7484 to order. Ed's White Front sauce is much thinner than most store-bought barbecue sauces; for a substitute, use Maull's or another St. Louis-style sauce thinned slightly with water and flavored to taste with paprika, dry mustard and a pinch of dried red (cayenne) pepper.

Phaed


Quick Change Cookies

----- Original Message ----- 
From: dollie 
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 6:57 PM
Subject: quick change cookies

> do you have  recipe for quick change cookies from the elizabeth woody 
> cookbook.. my mother made them  and i have her old cookbook but the page 
> is torn out                                    
> dollie
>

Hello Dollie,

Sorry, that recipe isn't on the Internet. You can buy the cookbook at:
E-Bay

Phaed

Hello Dollie,

Ron, a reader, has provided this link to the "Quick-Change Cookies" recipe:

Boyne Citizen

Phaed


Chart House Chicken

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Abby" 
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 10:35 AM
Subject: Chart House Chicken

> Dear Phaedrus:
>
> Back in the day, the Chart House restaurants had a delicious boneless 
> grilled chicken breast on their menu. It was marinated in something  that 
> included soy sauce, and was topped with a pineapple slice. The  sauce was 
> light and sweet, and they served a little thing of the  sauce with the 
> chicken so you could dip.
>
> Can you help me find this yummy recipe?
>
> Many thanks,
> Abby

Hello Abby,

Sorry, no luck. Need the exact name of the dish as it was on the Chart House menu. I found some scans of Chart House menus on Google images, but none had this dish listed.

Phaed

Re: Charthouse chicken
From: g b
To: Phaedrus 
Date: 12/18/2024

On 12/18/2024 12:39 PM, g baker wrote:

I saw your response to somebody asking about the charthouse's chicken.  I worked 
there for years (late 70's into mid 80s  in southern california), including a summer 
doing prep work. At the time they were not owned by Landrys so not sure how much 
has changed. They used to make almost everything in house, with the recipes coming 
out of a giant 3 ring binder.
The chicken they appear to be referencing was just a teriyaki chicken.  The chart had 
their own recipe for the teriyaki sauce (same sauce they used to marinate the teriyaki 
steak and skewers of meat).  The chicken was marinated for 30-45 minutes.  
Then just grilled and served with a grilled pineapple slice on top.

Also saw a request for scallops from there (also a favorite of mine for scallops); 
however, there was no cheese on the scallops on the west coast.  The prep was 
comparatively easy. Pack a bunch of scallops (guessing 8-10 ounces) into a ceramic 
"boat", cover with italian seasoned bread crumbs and then a few pats of butter over 
the top and bake.

Love your site.

Thanks for writing!

Phaed


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