Old Times Sake

Maddie was here yesterday and for some reason, our old Donut Maker came up in a conversation so Nana climbed up on the counter, like in the old days, and got down my 1980ish Christmas present, the Hamilton Beach 2-at-a-time donut maker.  This ol' thing has made a lot of donuts -- especially while we were in Orient and the children all at home but even here in Creston we whipped us out some donuts. 

This time, when I got it down and had a look, one of the handles had broken off.  That wouldn't have been a big deal but the handle had a latch to lock on to the other handle, while the donuts baked.  It sealed it up. 

Maddie and I tried the donut maker out, anyway, one last time for old time sakes. 

Here's  the donut maker.  It was pretty grimey and sticky when I dug it out of the cupboard.  Can't imagine me putting it away like that!  lol  Of course, I did, thinking I'd use it "next week" and then 10 years later, I drag it out again . . . 

Once Maddie and I got it hot enough and oiled up enough, it worked pretty good even if the handle was broken and it wouldn't seal. 

In the old days, we would have use sprinkles and chocolate frosting and tried all manners of things.  Maddie elected to forgot the decorator candies I had and there were absolutely zero sprinkles in the larder.  Imagine that!  No multi-colored little sprinkles so we just glazed the donuts and let it go at that.  As you can see, some were a little more "glazed" then the others. 

Oh wait.  Look at that spot on the waxed paper -- there seems to be a donut missing . . . Maddie?  Maddie!  where did that donut go, Maddie?