An acceptable alternative?
I was at Cub Foods today and ran across some Flaherty’s Tom & Jerry batter in the freezer section. Is it an acceptable alternative to Connolly’s T&J batter?
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Paul Lundgren
about 5 years agoI've never tried Flaherty's, but I approach all non-Connolly's batters with skepticism.
Lojasmo
about 5 years agoAren't Tom and Jerry cartoon characters? What the hell is that shit, anyway?
-Berv
about 5 years agoConnolly's Tom and Jerry batter IS Christmas. No batter, no Christmas. Kind of like Vince Guaraldi.
todobrillante
about 5 years agoDoes Last Place on Earth sell any good legal alternative batters?
jessige
about 5 years agoThat Heavy Table article from last year said Mrs. Bowen was better than Flaherty's. But then it also said that the Minnesota people who tested them liked Flaherty's better. Less eggy. I'm going to the Hammond Thursday night. I'll report back on what they're using this year.
TheKid
about 5 years agoTry the Pickwick's...at least I assume they're still selling it.
girlfromnorthcountry
about 5 years agoI'd rather make my own than patronize some non-Connolly's phony.
TopOfTheHillMan
about 5 years agoThe Wick is still selling T&J's under new ownership. Had one last week and it was good. Frothy. Boozy.
Rick Flaherty
about 5 years agoI think Flaherty's is the best
Tor Johnson©
about 5 years agoI haven't been back to Duluth in many years, but back in the 1960s and early '70s Teve's Tom and Jerry batter was considered the best at that time. Teve's was a bar and grill in the West End dating back to the '40s, if my memory is correct.
jessige
about 5 years agoThe Hammond's using Mrs. B.
Chris
about 5 years agoTeve was my Dad's uncle, and he had the batter made for him at Connolly's Bakery in Superior. They took it over later with just their name on it. Not exactly sure when Connolly's closed and Upper Lakes Foods started distributing it.
Paul Lundgren
about 5 years agoI'm not sure when Upper Lakes Foods bought the recipe, but Connolly's Bakery closed in the mid-1980s.