…as told by a friend’s hand.

For a little extra flavor, Blognut recommends throwing a few Donuts in the fryer alongside the turkey. Happy Thanksgiving.

Today’s Donut Quote of the Day was found Scotch-taped in the front window of Portland, Oregon’s Voodoo Doughnut.

So an anonymous commenter left me a link to a worthwhile Donut quiz (see last post). Thank you anonymous commenter. Through a series of five questions it determines what type of donut you are. The weird thing is, in response to the question asking what filling I like in my Donut, I responded gooey dough - mainly because it was the answer closest to a ringed Donut, which I prefer to filled varieties. But somehow it concluded that I am a Boston Creme.

Then I resubmitted the quiz without answering any questions. Again, it decided I was a Boston Creme. Hmmm?

You Are a Boston Creme Donut

You have a tough exterior. No one wants to mess with you.But on the inside, you’re a total pushover and completely soft. You’re a traditionalist, and you don’t change easily. You’re likely to eat the same doughnut every morning, and pout if it’s sold out.

What Donut Are You?

Still in Paris. It’s definitely the best city I’ve ever been to - which is saying a lot, because I grew up in Buffalo. While I’m currently working up a Parisian-Nut piece, I just wanted to ask you something: after a night of slurping wine at the brasserie, Mrs. Blognut and I returned to our hotel and for the first time turned on French TV. It seemed really bad, but it was hard to tell for sure because it was all in French. The one show we were able to get in English was Conan, whose guest was The Rock. Out of nowhere The Rock mentions that he loves donuts. Then he says that Dunkin wants to name a Donut after him, at which point Conan says that this is probably the greatest American honor. So does anyone know if this is true?

Back from Hawaii with many tropical donut tales to tell. Stay tuned in the coming weeks. Here’s a shot of a green, plastic inflatable Nut we purchased in Maui for $4.25. Unfortunately, it wasn’t edible, but it did provide for many relaxing afternoons in the Pacific.

While there is no longer a Krispy Kreme doughnuts in Charlotte-Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, there is in fact a well-hidden mural of classic KK images celebrating the store’s origins in nearby Winston-Salem. In a disappointing display of disrespect, the mural is located in the main terminal food court in a custodial hallway right across from the bathrooms.

This past Saturday, Blognut hit the Renegade Craft Fair in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Despite the fair billing itself as “renegade,” the general indie-craft asthetic seemed to consist only of things made out of fabric and stamped with one of the following images:

1) sparrow
2) whale
3) owl
4) squirrel
5) deer

Breaking from the mold was arts and crafts seamstress My Paper Crane (Heidi Kenney), who sews up plush edibles such as cupcakes, burnt toast, and many donut varieties. We went home with what we can only assume is a chocolate-frosted cake Nut.

By the way, our crafty pal Petite Pomme could definitely have kicked everyone’s ass at the Renegade Fair.

Once a national franchise, Spudnuts doughnut and coffee shop (often called the Spudnut Shop) now exists as a handful of west coast locations and one eastern-rep in Charlottesville, Virginia - which, incidently, is our favorite doughnut dealer. Spudnuts take their name from the potato flour in their dough and helped keep Blognut satisfied for the four years we spent in Charlottesville. You could imagine our elation when we scored this vintage Spudnuts coffee mug on Ebay last month. For a more extensive Spudnut exploration, see Blognut’s previous write-up on this magnificant establishment.