tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post7210775499989221462..comments2023-11-05T04:51:42.511-05:00Comments on Blonde Champagne: Doughnut HolyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-17474300776786032292007-10-21T13:24:00.000-04:002007-10-21T13:24:00.000-04:00Oh, Honeychile, Southren (not a typo) Baptists beg...Oh, Honeychile, <I>Southren</I> (not a typo) Baptists begin the after-church dinner with <I>fried chicken</I> -- a dish which, when properly prepared, proves that there is a God.grayciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13188392312385509613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-28850995459645171292007-10-17T22:45:00.000-04:002007-10-17T22:45:00.000-04:00I grew up Episcopalian which my mom always said wa...I grew up Episcopalian which my mom always said was "Catholic without the Mary thing" but after moving to Utah, had to become Lutheran. You're right, those Lutherans really know how to have some good food for "fellowship."MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04018963981535476477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-36955638932958788892007-10-17T13:58:00.000-04:002007-10-17T13:58:00.000-04:00you christians and your bread! :-)Makes you kind o...you christians and your bread! :-)<BR/><BR/>Makes you kind of wonder what kind of snacks the <B>scientologists</B> have at their reunions...<BR/><BR/>Or what about the <I>raelians</I>? I'm sure when they gather they don't have any coffee, or bread... or CLOTHES for that matter! That sure sounds more attractive than a couple of Krispy Kremes ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-61615386603915134772007-10-17T12:46:00.000-04:002007-10-17T12:46:00.000-04:00My wife and I are Baptodists (Methodist and Baptis...My wife and I are Baptodists (Methodist and Baptist) and our current church has the best tradition. During the offering hymn, the ladies slip out to the massive flatbed trailer that has been parked by the front of the church and fill it with every kind of food imaginable. Cobblers, pies, fifteen kinds of potatos, and at least three different roasts of three different kinds of animals. Then theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-69135780541123567772007-10-17T07:28:00.000-04:002007-10-17T07:28:00.000-04:00MB - what you would have gone to Krispy Kreme and ...MB - what you would have gone to Krispy Kreme and probably called a 'creme stick' is a long john. I love colloquialisms. My favourite is 'kattywompet' - which means askew from or diagonally across from you.Starnarcosishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00055174552305002092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-18713456569980060472007-10-16T18:47:00.000-04:002007-10-16T18:47:00.000-04:00Mmmmmm donuts....Mmmmmm donuts....AdriansCrazyLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463022076036044242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-40370045726873393572007-10-16T15:11:00.000-04:002007-10-16T15:11:00.000-04:00We had pastry and coffee (lemonade for the kiddies...We had pastry and coffee (lemonade for the kiddies) every week in the basement of our Catholic church. Maybe it's a regional thing.HelloBettyLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123247580291591070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-21806699446697943832007-10-16T14:37:00.000-04:002007-10-16T14:37:00.000-04:001. Down here in Texas, we don't know what a "Long...1. Down here in Texas, we don't know what a "Long John" is. I thought you were doing something untoward with an archaic undergarment. You yankees are so weird.<BR/><BR/>2. Speaking of yankese: "jimmies". MB said "jimmies". I wouldn't know what "jimmies" are if I hadn't gone to school for a year in Vermont. I wouldn't know what a "bubbler" is, either. Oh and I still laugh at people who sayLiteraryAlchemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196295836477312246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-50883323569702544112007-10-16T12:04:00.000-04:002007-10-16T12:04:00.000-04:00At my aunt & uncle's Baptist Church in Little Rock...At my aunt & uncle's Baptist Church in Little Rock, first time visitors receive tortilla chips and salsa. <BR/><BR/>It's not quite the bread and the fish... but they never seem to run out.Cbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198617468206993004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-11752101795560918212007-10-16T11:52:00.000-04:002007-10-16T11:52:00.000-04:00MB, I had never heard them called "long johns" unt...MB, I had never heard them called "long johns" until I moved to Cincinnati. Servatii's has them (they are basically the long donuts with the custard inside and chocolate on the top), and I think Busken's calls them that as well. In NY, I think we called them "Boston Cream Donuts".Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09724601450999479836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-5958909606374332722007-10-16T11:02:00.000-04:002007-10-16T11:02:00.000-04:00MB: Mary from Chicago, What is this "long-john" of...MB: <I>Mary from Chicago, <BR/>What is this "long-john" of which you type? Because it sounds like something that shouldn't be presented in any house of worship. Both the Lutheran and I are curious. Regional, indeed! :)</I><BR/><BR/>You're kidding, right? You never had one once in SB? It's a cross between a donut and an éclair. Image-google "long john donuts" for pics. (Be sure you put "donutsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-51612636151149732992007-10-16T10:47:00.000-04:002007-10-16T10:47:00.000-04:00I love that when you post something related to dou...I love that when you post something related to doughnuts, you have almost 20 comments! That's pretty funny...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-90187127652314267242007-10-16T09:53:00.000-04:002007-10-16T09:53:00.000-04:00I grew up Baptist, so I'm well acquainted with the...I grew up Baptist, so I'm well acquainted with the covered-dish dinner (although it was usually covered-dish lunch for us).<BR/><BR/>My husband and I were invited to my boss's Presbyterian church recently. My boss is taking a leave of absence from the choir and is hoping my husband will fill-in for him. After the service, there was coffee, tea, and a variety of homemade cookies. A few days Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-24692689441678611002007-10-16T09:45:00.000-04:002007-10-16T09:45:00.000-04:00I was raised ELCA Lutheran, and I STILL remember t...I was raised ELCA Lutheran, and I STILL remember the liturgy. Beautiful German stained glass window above the pulpit, and many pastries to be had. BUT..you can't sell pastries in the church. My youth group tried to have a bake sale on several occasions. What I miss the most is the post-service procession of flags, pastors with colorful vestiments and acolytes weilding candle holder sticks Flying Fatalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306856357032037867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-17885639742368898352007-10-16T09:40:00.000-04:002007-10-16T09:40:00.000-04:00Wait until you see the variety of fruits Lutherans...Wait until you see the variety of fruits Lutherans can but into Jell-O. It's almost beautiful in a suspended animation sort of way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-72626238923305127472007-10-16T09:26:00.000-04:002007-10-16T09:26:00.000-04:00Oh my goodness, MB; you've never heard of a long j...Oh my goodness, MB; you've never heard of a long john? Come on up to Wisconsin and I'll buy you one. It's a long, cylindrical shaped doughnut with icing on top and sometimes they're left empty but soemtimes they're filled. So good.<BR/>My Mom & Dad belong to the local Methodist church & every Sunday they have coffee after service & there are always home baked goodies & usually it's stuff bakedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-71452711353955093772007-10-16T09:20:00.000-04:002007-10-16T09:20:00.000-04:00I have to agree with Mary from Chicago. Our Sunda...I have to agree with Mary from Chicago. Our Sunday masses always ended with gathering for doughnuts and coffee (milk for the kids). Of course there was always a coffee can with a hole cut in the top, dedicated to the role of guilting you into donating money for said doughnuts, coffee and dixie cups of milk. They don't get those fancy robes for nothing right? Oh, and long johns are the skinny Life's a Laughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233253841838430775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-18884587888515713442007-10-16T08:23:00.000-04:002007-10-16T08:23:00.000-04:00We Catholics always serve our coffee after mass in...We Catholics always serve our coffee after mass in styrofoam...never in a nice ceramic cup. I hate coffee in a styrofoam cup.John Burzynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01150703086918637288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-61658503490045139552007-10-16T02:05:00.000-04:002007-10-16T02:05:00.000-04:00Good old long johns, here in California known as b...Good old long johns, here in California known as bars,covered with chocolate or maple icing usually. I think a lot of people who have lived in Chicago through a couple of winters have eaten the doughnut while wearing the underwear at sometime during their stay!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-90985345234784514302007-10-16T00:36:00.000-04:002007-10-16T00:36:00.000-04:00Is a long-john donut really a regional thing? Now ...Is a long-john donut really a regional thing? Now that I think about it, it is quite phallic! No wonder the priests like it (just kidding...sort of). What does one in your region call a long narrow donut (the one without a hole)? OK, now I'm laughing at all the sex jokes I could start involving a donut...and I'm 30. Sister Veronica is probably shaking her ruler at me from the grave, haha.<BR/>-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-70831315812096254462007-10-16T00:03:00.000-04:002007-10-16T00:03:00.000-04:00Mary from Chicago, What is this "long-john" of whi...Mary from Chicago, <BR/>What is this "long-john" of which you type? Because it sounds like something that shouldn't be presented in any house of worship. Both the Lutheran and I are curious. Regional, indeed! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-90619558540242350782007-10-15T23:31:00.000-04:002007-10-15T23:31:00.000-04:00When Catholics have doughnuts, we usually ask for ...When Catholics have doughnuts, we usually ask for a "doughnation". I used to sing for the Episcopalians (they paid well), and they flat out charged for the doughnuts. My cousin's Methodist Church had homemade coffee cake baked and donated by various ladies of the church - no cash "doughnation" or payment required! Very neighborly! The Lutherans are giving away Krispy Kremes? Now THAT is sure to Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09724601450999479836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-59973665667116300262007-10-15T23:13:00.000-04:002007-10-15T23:13:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.HelloBettyLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123247580291591070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-53284839725865829842007-10-15T23:04:00.000-04:002007-10-15T23:04:00.000-04:00I'd have to disagree with you. At my parish (my Ca...I'd have to disagree with you. At my parish (my Catholic parish)we have an assortment of doughnuts to choose from following each Mass. It's part of the "hospitality" budget, and not only do they have long-johns, but they have basic glazed AND doughnut holes.<BR/><BR/>I hope you find a Catholic parish that does this someday! <BR/><BR/>Mary from ChicagoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-64540971425536785672007-10-15T22:50:00.000-04:002007-10-15T22:50:00.000-04:00MB-You should try the Methodist church. I never go...MB-<BR/>You should try the Methodist church. I never go to church without a casserole or covered dish. It is amazing how many events need covered dishes. <BR/><BR/>We also have coffee hour between services. <BR/><BR/>My mother is convinced that one day I'll go back to "the one true faith". I am sure if I do, I'll lose weight and have emptier pockets. I rememer laughing when a friend mentioned in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com