Comments on: Spudnuts (Apr, 1952)

By: Brewster K

Brewster K — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:51:30 +0000

I grew up in Seattle and in the early 50′s I remember the Spudnut Man coming door-to-door late Saturday afternoon during the winter when it was drizzly and dreary. For me, any day like that is a Spudnut day, and I try to convince my wife to bake a cake or make cookies.

By: Tom Welte

Tom Welte — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 01:54:35 +0000

I grew up in sw Wisconsin and my parents owned a Spudnut shop in Richland Center. I worked at the shop all through highschool, 1979. I wish I I could open a Spudnut shop now. They were the best all my friends still tell me so. If I do open a new store it will be in Branson, Mo.

By: Dave O

Dave O — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 22:14:09 +0000

When I was a kid in the 50′s there was a Spudnut Shop in Halifax, NS Canada. It was a special treat to travel to Halifax once a year with my parents for Christmas shopping and to get a dozen Spudnuts.
All I remember is you could get plain ones, glazed ones and chocolate coated ones. We always got a mixed box. Years later my mother picked up a Spudnut recipe somewhere that involved mashed potatoes mixed into wheat flour. They always turned out light and fluffy, just like the Spudnut Shop of years ago. Fond memories from a 64 year old kid.

By: bobby pearce

bobby pearce — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:11:45 +0000

oh a post comment spudnuts were ummmmmmmmm good with ice cold milk.

By: bobby pearce

bobby pearce — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:09:19 +0000

my brother and myself use to sell spudnuts on saturday mornings in san angelo, texas. they were very good and not to expensive so everyone back then could afford them. the people who ran the shop were very good to work for. i dont know if it is still in business or not. well that is about it i wish there were one in the mesquite texas area. oh well.

By: Firebrand38

Firebrand38 — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 18:32:59 +0000

The recipe was bought by this guy http://www.sbuddies.com/about.html he sells bags of the mix.

By: Mary C.

Mary C. — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 15:02:25 +0000

I grew up in El Paso in the 50s and 60s. There was a wonderful Spudnut shop there. Those Spudnuts were delicious! I talked to the former shop owner years later to find out if there was a recipe. Of course, he told me there was a mix that they used. Unfortunately no one knows what the recipe of the mix is. He thought the Peltons might have sold the recipe, but who knows. I understand the current Spudnut shops are all different. I looked up some Spudnut recipes on the internet, and they all seem to be missing a special ingredient that the original Spudnuts had.

By: SpudnutIinfo

SpudnutIinfo — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:16:07 +0000

Hello Teresa Thompson; can you provide a specific name and address for that Spudnut shop in Borger, Texas? I’m unable to find anything about it on the internet. The only current Spudnut shops in Texas that I have information about are in Amarillo, Dumas, Pampa, and Plainview.

By: Teresa Thompson

Teresa Thompson — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:55:46 +0000

I grew up in Borger, Tx. in the 60′s and 70′s. The Spudnut shop is still there on main street and still in business, I believe run by the same family. Spudnuts so good they make your tongue slap your brain out!! Boy I miss living close enough to still buy them. When my dad visits, he always brings dozens of them for the whole family.
The operation is in plain sight of the counter. You can sit and watch YOUR donuts making their way from station to station and finally into your hands. Still hot and melting in your mouth GOOD! Ok, now I am really craving a spudnut!

By: Tom Sorrells

Tom Sorrells — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:09:37 +0000

Hi -Reference to the April 18th post from Steve Meyers in Columbia Mo – my best friend growing up in Prairie Village Kansas was Steve Meyers who moved to Columbia in 1962 – Steve if this is you find me in the Kansas City phone book!

By: Dennis speth

Dennis speth — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:33:57 +0000

I remember eating spudnuts in bettendorf, ia as a kid. dad would take us kids to the store on state street on saturdays

By: W. Summerfield

W. Summerfield — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:42:05 +0000

I’m looking for a spudnut cafe near Chatham Ontario Canada. Can you tell me where that would be? Thanks. Wes

By: spudnutlover

spudnutlover — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:30:48 +0000

>Is there any Spudnut recipes available out there?<

There’s a link to a recipe on this page – http://spudnutinfo.com – by a chef, Chef Bari.

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:50:25 +0000

My husband and I use to buy Spudnuts, but I can’t remember where. We use to live near Kingston, NY from 1968 – 1971, before moving to Las Vegas, NV. From there we in Reno, NV from 1984 – 1991. I just saw a clip of Spudnuts on the Food Network channel. That triggered a spark in my memory bank that my husband loved those donuts. I can not recall where we were when we bought them. Can you tell me if there was a franchised store in any of the places we lived. Thank you. Diane Gormley

By: Nancy (Crossley)

Nancy (Crossley) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:28:31 +0000

I remember going out on Halloween “Trick or Treat”, and the Spudnut Shop on W 3rd St in Jamestown, NY would give kids a donut…Dad often brought a boxful home, what a treat.

By: Paul Cornish

Paul Cornish — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:04:59 +0000

I was 10 or 11 years old (1958-59) when I first discovered spudnuts. Then they were sold out of a horse drawn wagon on a back road near my house in Mansfield, Ohio. Going price was 25 cents per dozen. My mother was horrified I associated with “gypsies” and was convinced I was going to be taken in the night and turned into a thief, vagabond, or God forbid, a spudnut salesman. Over the years since then, I’ve come across spudnuts here and there across the country, but none compared with the gypsie’s product. Closest I’ve found was a small shop outside Fort Meyers, Florida….close, but not a home run!

By: Barry Cammack

Barry Cammack — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:13:08 +0000

Just today I was having fond memories of my period of being the “spudnut boy” in my neighbor-
hood of northeast kansas city,misssouri in the 1950′s. trouble was, i usually ate most of my
profit. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

By: John Authement

John Authement — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:54:18 +0000

About 1955 I started selling Spudnuts door to door in the New Orleans area. I was wondering if Barry Drufner hired any young boys to deliver them during that time.

By: Bev Holt

Bev Holt — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:46:58 +0000

Hi: thanks for sending all the locations of spudnut shops here in Southern California. I was wondering if anyone
knows of a spudnut shop in Montana where my husband was raised. It would seem like it should have been somewhere
in the 40′s as Dick and his folks didn’t move to California until 1949. He used to talk lovingly about a spudnut
donut shop somewhere in Montana..they lived in Miles city, Dick went to college in Bozeman after he got out of
the Army. Bev Holt

By: George Mathis

George Mathis — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:12:38 +0000

My grandmother had a Spudnut shop here in Logan, West Virginia in about 1952-1955. I can remeber the smoke burning my eyes from the cooking grease.

I still have the urge to get someone to set up another shop here. I do have some friends with a bakery. I haven’t discussed that with them. They make good donuts and other pastreys.

I have a recipe somewhere. Is there any Spudnut recipes vailable out there?

Thanks….

George

By: Firebrand38

Firebrand38 — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:39:42 +0000

And specifically for your question http://maps.google.com/maps?f=.....h&z=8

By: Firebrand38

Firebrand38 — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:03:50 +0000

Bev, look here http://spudnutshop.com/

By: Bev Holt

Bev Holt — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:25:29 +0000

All the while we were married (49 years) my husband used to talk about the wonderfully delicious
“spudnut” donuts he has as a boy growing up in Montana; he practically drooled every time he
mentioned them…we could never find a spudnut donut shop in California, so I am surprised tofind this
web site. Unfortunately my sweetheart has passed away so it’s too late for him. However, I’d like to
try the spudnut myself as well as share with our grandchildren…any spudnut shops in Southern California?
Bev Holt

By: Steve Meyers

Steve Meyers — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:01:34 +0000

I enjoyed reading these comments and stories of the famous Spudnut Doughnut. I also grew up in Columbia, Mo duing the 1960′s. I remember every Sunday my father would drive to the Mizzou campus stop by the Spudnut, get a dozen of those famous doughnuts and a Saint Louis Post Dispatch newspaper. Wow, what a taste!! Well I had not thought of Spudnut in a long time, until recently. We were on vacation in Panama City, Fl driving down 23rd street and suddenly this Spudnut doughnut shop appeared! I nearly ran off the road! Well, they were closed, so I went back the next morning to get a dozen or so, and they were nearly sold out! I bought a dozen, took them back to my family in hopes to get a new family tradition started. Only one problem, not enough Spudnuts left. Thank’s to that Spudnut In Panama City in refreshing an old memory!

By: Doug Bagley

Doug Bagley — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:30:45 +0000

Relax. I have the original mix sold to the franchises. I bought the whole recipe book from Will Bellar who was the Executive V.P. and General Manager of Spudnut International in Salt Lake City from 1971 to 1974. There were 6 Spudnut recipes in the book. Only 1 was used with the retail stores. I have got that recipe now, and it tastes exactly the same. There are no trans fats in our version, and if you fry the product in vegetable oil, there are no transfats anywhere. We are selling the mix in 6 lb. bags if you want to taste the product, or 50 lb. bags if you want to sell them in a store. We ship out of St. Louis, MO and Salt Lake City. Hey, someone had to bring the product back, and I did. We currently have the name Spudnut under a trademark. We’ll let you use the name if you buy the product. I’d rather not have franchise fees, as this donut belongs to America. Pretty soon you can find us on Spudnutdonut.com. Our website will be fully operational by the end of March, 2009. email me at douglas_bagley@yahoo.com We have a trainer, can sell you equipment for any size operation, and the original mix with all the great flavor that people will come back for. Thanks for reading this.

By: Carol Ludlum

Carol Ludlum — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:07:48 +0000

I have been making spudnut for years , I work at a school and I make them for school and for hospitality room at ball games and I make them for our Church after Church social time. And I have been ask many time why I didn’t open a spudnut shop and I would just laugh, but I did not realize that there was a franchise of spudnut. and I would like more information. I have worked as a school cook for 30 years and am retireing but since I do enjoy making spudnut I just intested in what it would cost and what it would take to start a spudnut shop. Do you use potatoe flour or do you use mashed potato in your dough. Thanks Carol Ludlum

By: ML Cornett

ML Cornett — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:24:28 +0000

There was a Spudnut shop in Morgantown, WV in the late 50s and 60s. I was a studen at WVU and we loved our Spudnut Shop and spuddies (the cake doughnut) was wonderful as well.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:04:49 +0000

I used to sell Spudnuts door-to-door after school and on Saturday in San Antonio Texas in the late 50′s. I was probably in the 5th or 6th grade. Someone would pick us kids up and take us around town and drop us off and pick us up later in the afternoon. We used a wire basket with a shoulder strap to carry the 18 or so 1/2 dozen bags. The 1/2 dozen bags were 35 cents each and we made 5 cents on each bag we sold. The best part was having the option to sell the last bag and keep the whole 35 cents or just keep the bag of Spudnuts for our own enjoyment!

By: Eddie Scott

Eddie Scott — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:52:51 +0000

I do remember the Spudnut shop in my hometown of Montgomery, AL circa 1945-53. I loved those things
but in reading all above, I didn’t realize how much preparation time it took. But a friend sent
me these comments and it brings back thoughts of our youth. If I could find a Spudnut shop in Tennessee, where I now live, I would like to refresh my taste. They were better than the typical glazed doughnuts now sold.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:09:29 +0000

You can do an internet search for various recipes.