Little PIttsburgh Donuts

In a book by John Edge "Donuts:An American Passion", he mentions the
favorite food in Leadville, Co are/were "Little Pittsburgh Donuts."
Anyone know how they came to be called that. The only reference on the
internet is reference to his statement in the book. I live in
Pittsburgh and that is why I am wondering. Arbuckle coffee was made in
Pittsburgh, and it is known as the "coffee that won the west" over a
hundred years ago, so I wondered if there was any relationship between
the two.

Thanks

Tom

This has nothing to do with your question, but foods deep fried
at a high altitude are often unusually good examples of their type.
Some of the best fries I've ever had were in Centennial, Wyoming.

Steve

Oh pshaw, on Sat 09 Sep 2006 07:18:50p, Steve Pope meant to say...

Do you happen to know the reason?

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

Oxymoron: Sharp Cookie.

No, I don't, and while I've proposed building a vacuum deep
fryer to try to replicate the phenomenon at sea level, this
has never been done. The opposite -- a pressurized deep fryer,
or broaster -- is pretty common. (At least, that's what I
understand a broaster to be.)

Steve

Oh pshaw, on Sat 09 Sep 2006 08:08:31p, Steve Pope meant to say...

Yes, you're right about the broaster. It makes very good fried chicken.
Can't say what it would do to potatoes.

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

Oxymoron: Sharp Cookie.

I've never heard of them, either. Maybe they meant Pittsburg (no
"H") California, Kansas, or New Hampshire.

Write the Pittsburgh Press or Post-Gazette's food section editors
and ask.

-sw

There was a Little Pittsburgh Mine in Leadville. Maybe that has
something to do with it.

http://www.narrowgauge.org/ngc/graph...p/dspp0021.jpg

Christopher Helms said...

They sliced their donuts in half and inserted ham, cheese, cole slaw,
tomato and french fries.

That's how Leadville got it's name! As a result, because of it's after-
effects, the term "get the lead out" was coined!

Andy's evil twin

Which is suspiciously identical (except for the donut) to a
Primanti Brothers sandwich - from Pittsburgh, PA.

The plot thickens.

-sw

Here - let me beat you to it...

Doh!

-sw (still kinda buzzed from last night)

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2 8th October 22:59 spope33 External User Posts: 1	Little PIttsburgh Donuts This has nothing to do with your question, but foods deep fried at a high altitude are often unusually good examples of their type. Some of the best fries I've ever had were in Centennial, Wyoming. Steve

3 8th October 23:00 wayne boatwright External User Posts: 1	Little PIttsburgh Donuts Oh pshaw, on Sat 09 Sep 2006 07:18:50p, Steve Pope meant to say... Do you happen to know the reason? -- Wayne Boatwright __________________________________________________ Oxymoron: Sharp Cookie.

4 9th October 23:38 spope33 External User Posts: 1	Little PIttsburgh Donuts No, I don't, and while I've proposed building a vacuum deep fryer to try to replicate the phenomenon at sea level, this has never been done. The opposite -- a pressurized deep fryer, or broaster -- is pretty common. (At least, that's what I understand a broaster to be.) Steve

5 9th October 23:38 wayne boatwright External User Posts: 1	Little PIttsburgh Donuts Oh pshaw, on Sat 09 Sep 2006 08:08:31p, Steve Pope meant to say... Yes, you're right about the broaster. It makes very good fried chicken. Can't say what it would do to potatoes. -- Wayne Boatwright __________________________________________________ Oxymoron: Sharp Cookie.

6 15th October 12:28 steve wertz External User Posts: 1	Little PIttsburgh Donuts I've never heard of them, either. Maybe they meant Pittsburg (no "H") California, Kansas, or New Hampshire. Write the Pittsburgh Press or Post-Gazette's food section editors and ask. -sw

7 15th October 12:28 christopher helms External User Posts: 1	Little PIttsburgh Donuts There was a Little Pittsburgh Mine in Leadville. Maybe that has something to do with it. http://www.narrowgauge.org/ngc/graph...p/dspp0021.jpg

8 15th October 12:28 andy External User Posts: 1	Little PIttsburgh Donuts Christopher Helms said... They sliced their donuts in half and inserted ham, cheese, cole slaw, tomato and french fries. That's how Leadville got it's name! As a result, because of it's after- effects, the term "get the lead out" was coined! Andy's evil twin

9 15th October 12:29 steve wertz External User Posts: 1	Little PIttsburgh Donuts Which is suspiciously identical (except for the donut) to a Primanti Brothers sandwich - from Pittsburgh, PA. The plot thickens. -sw

10 15th October 12:29 steve wertz External User Posts: 1	Little PIttsburgh Donuts Here - let me beat you to it... Doh! -sw (still kinda buzzed from last night)