Poor Man's Donuts

**wife228** · 09-22-2001, 11:25 PM

2 cans (tubes) of biscuits
1 large paper bag
1 cup of sugar
Can of creamy white vegetable shortening such as Crisco
Cinnamon (optional)

In a skillet of 2 inches of melted hot vegetable shortening, place all the
biscuits
you can with 1 inch hole poked through them. Turn a few times and
place in the paper bag with 1/2 cup of sugar. Close and shake.

Place them immediately on a plate and serve. Let the kids put on the
cinnamon.

**KathiS** · 09-23-2001, 02:16 AM

Oh my gosh, does this bring back memories! [img]/phpbb/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img] As a youngster, my friends and I used to make donuts like this all of the time! I taught my kids how to make these when they were teens. In fact, my best buddy, DonnaS and I were talking about making donuts this way just the other night.Thanks for the trip down memory lane! [img]/phpbb/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] I wonder what they would taste like if we used the Grand Biscuits? Didn't have those then. I'll have to try that with the granddaughters. [img]/phpbb/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

**wife228** · 09-23-2001, 01:26 PM

I see we are giving away our age here. Seeing this recipe brought back memories. I talked with my mom and was telling her I seen the recipe so now I have to send it to her. Of course she had a story to tell about making them when we were kids.

**KathiS** · 09-24-2001, 02:50 AM

Yes, we sure are giving away our ages! [img]/phpbb/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img] I can remember making these with friends on Saturday nights while we listened to the Beatles! [img]/phpbb/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] Have mercy! How time flies! [img]/phpbb/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img]

**wife228** · 09-24-2001, 09:05 AM

STOP!!! already I"m that old too you know!! We used to do the same thing. My sister is making them with her girls this weekend. Her girls are 10 & 11, pretty close to the age we made them at.

**Katybird** · 05-28-2003, 11:35 PM

My mom made these for us when we were kids and I made them for my kiddos when they were young. We would add cinnamon to the sugar for some and some with plain sugar. These are a great cheap treat.

**captclearance** · 05-28-2003, 11:57 PM

I have always loved these..... I think dd & I will make some this week..... Thanks !!!!!!!!

**sunshine** · 01-16-2005, 02:41 PM

**armywife2002** · 01-10-2006, 01:53 PM

my dad made them like that for us

so yummy

(i know thins is a way old thread,but i was reading some old posts, and coildnt help responding

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**owiebrain** · 01-11-2006, 12:27 PM

Oh, yum! We used to have these all the time when I was growing up! I've made them with my kids before but have not done so for a couple of years. Shame on me!