They ceased production in Bayshore in July 2014. Nine years ago.
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Back in the day in Long Island, yes , Entenmamn’s was considered a treat. Not sure what we were comparing it to, though.
When I started college in DC, before the first sale of Entenmann’s, I had a fraternity brother who ran a bakery in Georgetown. They didn’t bake anything. They got Entenmann’s shipped from NY, and cut up the danish into six slices and charged for each slice what the whole danish cost. He had his frat brothers to man the counter (and the unboxing and cutting). I put in my hours. Entenmann’s was not in DC yet, so it was unique to the customers.
My memory of the flavor is that it was too sweet and nothing particularly decent about the texture.
When I think of the baked goods I have available to me now, from either independent bakers or even supermarket bakeries, the texture of many of the options I have now slays the Entenmann’s of old.
Flash forward to the year 2000, I lived near an Entenmann’s outlet store. Everything was half price. There are certain items I would buy and enjoy. But I had to be picky. Definitely not the danish or donuts or cookies, but pound cake or fudge cake, yes. For the price, it did the trick.
Now it’s been over 20 years, and I have no temptation to ever purchase it again.
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It’s been going downhill for as long as I can remember, but I stopped buying their products when the outlet store near me closed about 9 years ago (not coincidentally because they closed the Bayshore facility).
I used to buy the danish for $1.00 and cut off the outer third from each side. I’d be left with the middle third and that was worth a dollar, just to have something sweet with my morning coffee when I was half awake.
but, yes, Entenmann’s has sucked for a very long time.
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I grew up on Svenhard’s brand on the west coast. I’d never heard of or experienced Entenmann’s until my college years. Sadly, Svenhard’s went downhill in the 90’s and was bought out by somebody a few years ago. And though they state it’s the same product for decades, it isn’t. What I have noted is that the dough is tougher. BITD, we would call the bear claws a ‘sweet roll’. Our little son called them ‘weet rolls’ and ate as many as he could.
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My 8-year old likes the mini cinnamon dusted donuts and the chocolate-coated donuts for his lunchbox. And I remember liking Entenmann’s when I was his age. It fills a niche!
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No, it is not just you or your choice of toasting method. They do not get as crisp. They seem to split differently. Fewer nooks and crannies for the butter to pool up in. At least that is how they seem to me and my husband.
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They used to advertise “nooks and crannies “ and that they were fork-split. They aren’t anymore. We have Bay’s in several stores near me.
Wow! I have only good memories of Entenmann’s products……. but, then, I don’t think I’ve had any for more than ten years. There’s a decent donut shop in virtually every strip center around here, and I’ve been trying to lose weight for 3+ years, so no need to find out.
Well, Entenmann’s was good at one time, but never as good as Dugans!!!
Well not only did they change the recipes drastically, they eliminated many of their great unique cakes. The blackout cake, walnut iced, banana crumb, chocolate chip cream filled crumb cake all history. I don’t know if they even make a coffee crumb cake anymore. If they still do I bet they use toxic margarine or shortening for the crumb layer. When the family used to buy that, it was thick with real butter crumb, brown sugar and cinnamon dust. Super moist and amazing. Then my uncle taught me how to eat it properly when I was a kid. He would cut off a slice of the coffee crumb cake, and turn it on its side in his plate. He would then smear a nice layer of real butter on that one side. That is the way to eat it. Heavenly. He lived till 98 years old.
Entenmann’s still makes one good cake - the original crumb coffee cake but I no longer even bother looking for it. There cakes (at their peak) were also good value. While not exorbitant prices by today’s standards , they are not really worth the prices charged. Also “sale pricing” is much rarer and exclusions usually apply. The crumb cake is rarely on sale, so I no longer even look at their selection.
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Can you remember Svenhard’s orange rye bread? Nirvana breakfast toast.
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I don’t, I just remember the bear claws.
