Hobby Thread - November 8, 2025 [TRex]

Welcome hobbyists! Pull up a chair and sit a spell with the Horde in this little corner of the interweb. This is the mighty, mighty, mighty officially sanctioned Ace of Spades Hobby Thread. A spin of the Ace of Spades Wheel of Hobbies (TM) landed on fall food traditions.

Are you thinking "I don't have any fall food traditions but I do like a sammich from time to time. I'm eager to learn more. I can't wait to get into the content!" I knew it. Enjoy.

[Top photo: "Colors of Fall" from polynikes]

What are you hobbying?

As per usual Hobby Thread etiquette, keep this thread limited to hobbying. All (legal) hobbying is welcome. However, politics, current events and religious debates can live in threads elsewhere. Pants are optional. Puns are welcome and encouraged but don't get your nuts cracked.

Play nice. Don't be a troll and do not feed the trolls.

This is gem of a film shows the old ways of cider pressing.

Here are newer methods - build your own:

Harvesting black walnuts:

Does anyone harvest acorns?

Anyone into canning?

The Unexpectedly Modern History Of The Apple Cider Donut

Cider donuts originated with the American colonialists. With fall as the butchering season, there was a surplus of leftover fat from the animals. To use it up, colonial cooks would mix the seasonal apples with fry dough, and eventually, cider donuts became a homespun Halloween treat. According to a 1901 news clipping from The Buffalo Enquirer, they were commonly served for dessert at spooky holiday gatherings.

Sweet Cider Donuts: Cider donuts made their commercial debut in the United States in the 1950s

I found the following in a New York Times article from August 19, 1951: "A new type of product, the Sweet Cider Doughnut will be introduced by the Doughnut Corporation of America in its twenty-third annual campaign this fall to increase doughnut sales. The new item is a spicy round cake that is expected to have a natural fall appeal."

According to the 2008 book "Glazed America: A History of the Doughnut," by Paul R. Mullins, the Doughnut Corporation of America (DCA) was founded in the 1920s by a Russian immigrant named Adolph Levitt who was quite the entrepreneur. He launched a chain of doughnut shops, developed a doughnut-making machine and a standardized a mix of ingredients to sell to other bakeries, and came up with National Donut Month and a host of other marketing gimmicks.

Some photos just feel like fall...

Humpty Dumpty seasonal humor:

Videos or stories about making candied apples are very common. Does anyone actually eat candied apples?

Food for Hobby Thread thought:

Horde Hobbying - Bonsai from Field Marshal Zhukov

Did you miss the Hobby Thread last week? We did a gaming theme. The comments may be closed, but you can re-live the content.

Notable comments from last week:

Words of wisdom:

"Because despite all our troubles, when things are grim out in that wide round world of ours, that's when it's really important to have a good hobby." Posted by: tankascribe at June 22, 2024 07:41 PM (HWxAD).

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