Bakeries extra busy preparing for Super Bowl, Fastnacht Day, and Valentine's Day
The demand for deliciousness is higher than ever.
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The demand for deliciousness is higher than ever.
Easton Baking Co. was expected to open under new ownership in December, more than a year after the bakery closed and was sold. The new owner has been renovating but hopes to reopen by the end of January.
Easton Baking Co. rises above past mistakes, COVID and winter weather for 2nd Fastnacht Day Updated Feb 16, 2021; Facebook Share On Tuesday afternoon, when much of the Fastnacht Day rush had quieted down, Eric Butrym asked his wife and Easton Baking Company co-owner Christine DeFrancesco-Butrym if he should fry up another batch of fastnachts. She looked at the fully stocked cases of the Pennsylvania Dutch holiday treat. “Do another fry,” she said. Easton Baking Company had plenty of extra fastnachts thanks to the excess baking, but that’s part of what made 2021′s Fastnacht Day a wond...