Here are some interesting new and limited edition products found on store shelves by us and your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of the products, share your thoughts about them in the comments.
Seasonal Favorites? We’ll see if it’s truly is a seasonal favorite, it if comes back next year. (Spotted by Josh at Schuncks.)
“That’s not Olaf!” is what I would say if I was a six-year-old looking at these Winter Edition Ritter Sport. (Spotted by Sylvia at World Market.)
I wonder which East Coast baked goods maker folks prefer — Tastykake or Entenmann’s. I hope a civilized argument starts up in the comments. (Spotted by Jason at Walmart.)
Awesomesauce! Another way I can utilize my oven other than frozen pizzas. (Spotted by Stephanie at Stop & Shop.)
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Entenmann’s. They have a wider selection in terms of the types of products (loaf cakes, danishes, etc.), and I will gladly ship you a box of donuts from each to compare sometime. Their mini chocolate chip cookies are frankly the standard in packaged cookies in the mid-atlantic, and could pass as homemade ANY day. That said, a butterscotch krimpet is a gift from God.
I prefer Enternmann’s if I buy a prepackaged baked good….they have a lot of very good options.
Those Campbell’s sauces are actually really good. I’ve not tried the oven ones but they have a Marsala(add more mushrooms to it and it’s amazing) and the other ones are great.
Well, I’ve only had Entenmann’s, so I would have to say, definitely Tastykake.
Tastykake… unless Entenmann’s in on sale, then I have to go with my wallet.
I like both. I shouldn’t eat either because of dairy and egg… But their little pies are actually usually non- allergenic for me. The E’s Tasty Bites are too tasty. I always say I’m going to freeze them and eat just one little muffin at a time. Yeah, and hell froze over yesterday.
I first learned the joys of Entenmann at my aunt&uncle’s place in Maryland near DC. Is that close enough to mid-Atlantic? My uncle always said they were the best. They were certainly better than anything I had tasted up to then. They finally arrived in my local in the Midwest many years later, I don’t think I’ve ever tasted anything mediocre from them. I’ve tried cookies, muffins, donuts, cakes, and pies.
TastyKake didn’t arrive here until Hostess briefly expired and people were desperate for a Twinkies fix and TK had a clone. I was happy because Hostess puts animal fats in almost everything so I can’t even try with a clear conscience. TastyKake, Entenmann’s, and Krispy Kreme are usually made with veg fats (butter is ok for me and I pretend I don’t know where gelatin comes from if it’s way down on the list). Still usually allergenic, but I eat them occasionally anyway. They’re all worth trying, definitely not a waste of money.