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[BoeingBoy]

Crowds flock to D.C.'s first Krispy Kreme

LAUREN FRAYER

Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Becky Shell grew up in the South, where Krispy Kreme is an institution.

So the worker with the Winston-Salem, N.C.-based company said she was amazed by the fanatical reaction to the chain's deep-fried, glazed doughnuts each time a new shop opened across the country.

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Jim

 

[aerosmith]

Mmmmmm doughtnuts!!!

 

[aerosmith]

Smooth, creamy Duffs.

 

[Rob]

I don't know about Krispy Kreme - sounds kind of Piedmont-y to me.

The official junk food of US Airways should be Mrs. Smith's Pies, started in Pottstown, PA, practically a Philly suburb.

 

[BoeingBoy]

I could be talked into supporting that - if it's the deep-dish apple (ala mode, of course).

Jim

 

[Mtnman928]

Top it off with some Bruster's Ice Cream

MTNMAN

 

[RowUnderDCA]

Can you believe that I actually don't like Krispy Kreme Donuts? And I'm suspicious of those that do. Are they really aliens from another planet, you know pod people?

 

[Rob]

Followup article in the Wash Post today said people were camped out on the street waiting for the grand opening - which wasn't too grand. There was some problem with the occupancy permit, which meant the KK store opened late. The doughnuts were trucked in from another store; the DC one apparently doesn't do it's own baking; and the doughnuts were cold.

My recollection of cold Krispy Kremes is that you could add them to cement to strengthen the mix.

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