A Short Review of Mass-Produced Honey Buns - Page 2

bluecuracao · 04-06-2007, 06:14 PM

I thinking more of chafing. Ow!

Grant--if you happen to stay at a Holiday Inn Express during your travels, you've got to try their breakfast bar cinnamon rolls. I think they put crack in them.

Cloud · 04-06-2007, 06:19 PM

I used to buy frozen ones that you heated in the oven that were pretty good--don't remember the brand.

Is there no difference between gluttons and cyclists? Most cyclists I see look pretty fit to me. Not that I ogle their asses or anything. [cough] Guess they need lots of calories to peddle.

SteveDallas · 04-06-2007, 06:41 PM

I have to put in a plug for Lula's Cinnamon Rolls, located at the Four Seasons Mall in Greensboro, NC. (This was during my salad days in the late 80s... I can't swear they're still there.) The cinnamon buns were absolutely delicious, but the real treat was the frosting--thick, creamy, and just all-around yummy. One time I had a tray of 1/2 dozen of them. (Why? I forget. We must have been having visitors or something and decided to have a treat for breakfast the next morning.) Anyway, I was carrying this tray out to my car, and as I walked through the mall and then out the department store, I could just feel the lustful eyes of my fellow shoppers on the portable heart attacks as I walked out. I'm surprised I wasn't mugged for them.

C in NC · 04-11-2007, 06:49 AM

Hi, I noticed your post about Lula's cinnamon buns when I googled them just a few minutes ago in a desperate attempt to possibly find their gooey delisciousness once again, LOL! I am very sad to report that they have not been in Four Seasons in quite some years and I cannot find them anywhere else. My family is from Burlington which is just down the road from G'boro, we used to drive there very often just for a cinnamon bun. . .with extra frosting of course!!
I just had to acknowledge a fellow Lula's-lover and share the sad news. In comparison to Lula's, Cinnabon buns PALE in their shadow, so I'll continue to search for any trace of Lula! I'll not be satisfied with any cinnamon bun until I find her!! LOL!

C in NC · 04-11-2007, 06:51 AM

Sorry, I thought my previous post was posting directly to SteveDallas's post about Lula's. . .sorry for the very vagueness!

bluecuracao · 04-11-2007, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by C in NC

I just had to acknowledge a fellow Lula's-lover and share the sad news. In comparison to Lula's, Cinnabon buns PALE in their shadow, so I'll continue to search for any trace of Lula! I'll not be satisfied with any cinnamon bun until I find her!! LOL!

I believe you--Cinnabon is terrible! There's too much...something in them. I can't quite put my finger on it.

delo · 01-05-2008, 10:06 AM

Steve Dallas,
Unfortunately, Lulas is no longer at the Four Seasons. I was in college in Greensboro in the 90's and LOVED there cinn rolls and sticky buns. I moved to NYC after I graduated. Went back to visit my alma mater 2 years ago and "sneak" over to Lula's - Gone.

I miss that place don't know what happened to them. I asked around but no one seemed to know.

Cloud · 04-06-2007, 06:58 PM

mmmmm . . . frosting!

Perry Winkle · 04-06-2007, 07:47 PM

mmmm....thick and creamy

(I had to say it just to steal the joke from Sheldon.)

Urbane Guerrilla · 04-07-2007, 05:33 AM

For buns, you have to look long and far to find something that will beat a U.S. Navy cinnamon sticky bun. It's just plain yeast-risen bread, with cinnamon and butter rolled in and more drizzled on top. The secret seems to be natural-raising the yeast bread slowly all night.

You pretty much only got these once you were out to sea a few days; they would give the mess-cranks a break with some days' supply of shore-made bread early in any run. The crew would eat this supply up and then the ship starts baking its own, and sticky buns would show up for breakfast.

(I am glad somebody else besides me here saw South Pacific before. I threw a riff on it at Aliantha and seemed completely to baffle her. Or some kibitzers.)

SteveDallas · 04-07-2007, 11:51 AM

Begged you to stop? I'm surprised she didn't just start hanging out at the outlet!

SteveDallas · 01-05-2008, 11:47 AM

All good things . . .

I'm surprised there's not still a puddle of sugar left where their shop used to be.

Shawnee123 · 01-05-2008, 01:11 PM

Re: South Pacific. My dad was stationed in Hawaii (Marines) when they filmed that. My dad has a slide of Mitzi Gaynor strolling down the street, and always teased that they had a thing.

One of my favorite musicals.

kerosene · 01-09-2008, 12:37 PM

Welcome C in NC and delo!

The best cinnamon rolls come from the Silver Grill in Fort Collins, CO. They are large, a little crunchy on the outside, nice and soft on the inside, never dry or lacking in flavor. The. Best.

04-06-2007, 06:19 PM	#2
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I used to buy frozen ones that you heated in the oven that were pretty good--don't remember the brand. Is there no difference between gluttons and cyclists? Most cyclists I see look pretty fit to me. Not that I ogle their asses or anything. [cough] Guess they need lots of calories to peddle. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

04-06-2007, 06:58 PM	#8
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	mmmmm . . . frosting! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

04-07-2007, 05:33 AM	#10
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	For buns, you have to look long and far to find something that will beat a U.S. Navy cinnamon sticky bun. It's just plain yeast-risen bread, with cinnamon and butter rolled in and more drizzled on top. The secret seems to be natural-raising the yeast bread slowly all night. You pretty much only got these once you were out to sea a few days; they would give the mess-cranks a break with some days' supply of shore-made bread early in any run. The crew would eat this supply up and then the ship starts baking its own, and sticky buns would show up for breakfast. (I am glad somebody else besides me here saw South Pacific before. I threw a riff on it at Aliantha and seemed completely to baffle her. Or some kibitzers.) __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

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04-06-2007, 06:14 PM	#1
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	I thinking more of chafing. Ow! Grant--if you happen to stay at a Holiday Inn Express during your travels, you've got to try their breakfast bar cinnamon rolls. I think they put crack in them.

04-06-2007, 06:41 PM	#3
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I have to put in a plug for Lula's Cinnamon Rolls, located at the Four Seasons Mall in Greensboro, NC. (This was during my salad days in the late 80s... I can't swear they're still there.) The cinnamon buns were absolutely delicious, but the real treat was the frosting--thick, creamy, and just all-around yummy. One time I had a tray of 1/2 dozen of them. (Why? I forget. We must have been having visitors or something and decided to have a treat for breakfast the next morning.) Anyway, I was carrying this tray out to my car, and as I walked through the mall and then out the department store, I could just feel the lustful eyes of my fellow shoppers on the portable heart attacks as I walked out. I'm surprised I wasn't mugged for them.

04-11-2007, 06:49 AM	#4
C in NC Person Who Has Posted Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2	Hi, I noticed your post about Lula's cinnamon buns when I googled them just a few minutes ago in a desperate attempt to possibly find their gooey delisciousness once again, LOL! I am very sad to report that they have not been in Four Seasons in quite some years and I cannot find them anywhere else. My family is from Burlington which is just down the road from G'boro, we used to drive there very often just for a cinnamon bun. . .with extra frosting of course!! I just had to acknowledge a fellow Lula's-lover and share the sad news. In comparison to Lula's, Cinnabon buns PALE in their shadow, so I'll continue to search for any trace of Lula! I'll not be satisfied with any cinnamon bun until I find her!! LOL!

04-11-2007, 06:51 AM	#5
C in NC Person Who Has Posted Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2	Sorry, I thought my previous post was posting directly to SteveDallas's post about Lula's. . .sorry for the very vagueness!

01-05-2008, 10:06 AM	#7
delo delo Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1	Steve Dallas, Unfortunately, Lulas is no longer at the Four Seasons. I was in college in Greensboro in the 90's and LOVED there cinn rolls and sticky buns. I moved to NYC after I graduated. Went back to visit my alma mater 2 years ago and "sneak" over to Lula's - Gone. I miss that place don't know what happened to them. I asked around but no one seemed to know.

04-06-2007, 07:47 PM	#9
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	mmmm....thick and creamy (I had to say it just to steal the joke from Sheldon.)

04-07-2007, 11:51 AM	#11
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Begged you to stop? I'm surprised she didn't just start hanging out at the outlet!

01-05-2008, 11:47 AM	#12
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	All good things . . . I'm surprised there's not still a puddle of sugar left where their shop used to be.

01-05-2008, 01:11 PM	#13
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Re: South Pacific. My dad was stationed in Hawaii (Marines) when they filmed that. My dad has a slide of Mitzi Gaynor strolling down the street, and always teased that they had a thing. One of my favorite musicals.

01-09-2008, 12:37 PM	#14
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Welcome C in NC and delo! The best cinnamon rolls come from the Silver Grill in Fort Collins, CO. They are large, a little crunchy on the outside, nice and soft on the inside, never dry or lacking in flavor. The. Best.

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