u/Unique-Arugula

This is last minute so we'll make do with Kroger if we have to.

BUT, my kiddo has just let me know how much she misses my cooking and baking when she's off at college. She's asked for some blueberry muffins to take with her. I used to be able to buy local blueberries, fresh or frozen, at the Clinton Kroger and they were so much better.

Do any of the other nearby stores in the area still carry Mississippi blueberries? Am I out of luck bc it's August? I have used google maps to do a search but so many of the results don't do anything with their websites so I can't tell what they have or if they are even open (one of them I know is closed down permanently but is still slowing as a viable option).

We'll be heading out late tomorrow (Saturday) so I have today and a bit to track down berries and get to baking. Thanks all, for any help you can give! (even if just letting me know to move to plan B asap)

Does anyone know which doughnut shops (if any) still make their own dough? I mean make it from scratch by starting with flour, sugar, etc.

I do not mean "make their own fresh doughnuts" bc a lot of these places are buying premade dough and then make the doughnuts from it. I really don't like the BakeMark dough they use and I don't think much of the approved BakeMark techniques either (hardly any apple in the apple fritter, hardly any cinnamon in the cinnamon bun).

So far I have found that the following places use the premade dough I dislike: anywhere with "Palace" in the name, the red-facade place on E. Capitol, Best Donut in Clinton, any place that has the exact same kolache poster as all the other places (the poster is from BakeMark).

"Shipley" places are just a different chain that also get dough from the supplier. I think it's okay, but my spouse can't stand it. So it's a no-go as well.

When we travel, we've had very good doughnuts from lots of local, independent doughnut shops that make their own dough. They don't all taste the same or have the same texture, but they've all been good which is all I want.

It's so weird that it's hard to find anywhere in the Jackson area that doesn't buy premade dough. I do make my own doughnuts sometimes and I have seen the difference between what I do at home and what is done at bakeries - a routine for making the dough is easy & economical in both cases.