Dunkin Donuts marks 50 years with five cent doughnuts
In 1950 the U S average salary was 2992 and Dunkin Donuts began. To celebrate 50 years in business the chain rolls back doughnut prices to five cents every Monday in March. One five cent doughnut per customer, single purchase only, at participating shops. Special edition flavors available. Company expects over 198 million doughnuts sold and offers a $50 000 prize plus doughnuts for life for voting for a favorite doughnut.
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Right touch Mary Ann Marino wins Better Homes prize
West Pittsburg resident Mary Ann Marino earned first prize in Better Homes and Gardens Cook of the Month for an Italian doughnut recipe inspired by her paternal grandmother Carmella Bucci of Ellwood City. The story details Marino’s family cooking roots, her varied dishes, and her ongoing contest success.
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Italian Ricotta Doughnuts from Simple Frying Mix
A Mary Ann Marino inspired recipe uses ricotta eggs vanilla and flour to make light doughnuts. Batter rests 30 minutes then dropped into 365 degree oil and fried until golden brown, drained, then rolled in powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar. Makes about three dozen.
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Time to Make the Doughnuts at LaMar’s Donuts in KC
A Kansas City AP feature details LaMar’s Donuts on Linwood Boulevard where the late night bake shifts run for four decades. Gerrin Rodriguez leads the doughnut production with his stepfather Ray Lamar’s 1933 founding legacy. The piece captures the shop’s atmosphere, choreography, music, and the steady rhythm of frying and rolling trays at 2 a.m.
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