Filed under: Food and Drink, Stories, North America, United StatesGod bless the Amish and their otherworldly donuts. In January, I wrote a piece about the "forbidden" Amish donuts and other treats available in Cattaraugus County, New York, and this week I returned to the area for yet another feast. As I wrote in the previous piece, the Route 62 Amish corridor in Western New York is convenient to nothing and en route to nowhere, so anytime I make a trip there, it's a serious detour.
On my last visit, I practically had to twist my wife's arm to make the 60-mile detour, and this time, she flat-out refused to go.
"You're going to drive 60 miles to buy a donut?" she asked condescendingly.
"It's not just a donut," I replied. "I'm probably going to get a whole bunch. And there's the chocolates too."
My mother, who lives near Buffalo, only 60 miles away from Amish country, but never goes there, was even harsher.
"You're not going all the way down there for donuts," she commanded. "We have a place right down the street called Paula's, which has even better donuts than the Amish."Continue reading Return Of The Forbidden Amish DonutReturn Of The Forbidden Amish Donut originally appeared on Gadling on Sat, 14 Jul 2012 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
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