Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Fall field trip: Louisburg Cider Mill


It's fall. Well, officially, it's fall tomorrow. But we've already had fall weather around, with nice crisp days in the 50s and 60s. Naturally, the high today is in the 80s. Welcome to Kansas.


But this weekend, me and my friends Kelly, Brianne and Lauren decided to go with the fall mentality and visit Louisburg Cider Mill in Louisburg, KS. Famous for its apple cider doughnuts and, of course, apple cider.


They've got this sweet doughnut-making machine that even flips them. I want one! Or maybe not. Somehow I think that would be bad.


The doughnuts are amazing, though, and rolled in cinnamon sugar. Apparently the day-old doughnuts are pretty popular. I tried making apple cider doughnuts last year, but they definitely weren't this pretty.


Kelly is the only one I managed to force to take a picture with her doughnut. Doesn't she look happy?


Check out those apples. Unfortunately, all the machinery for making the cider wasn't running, because we were there on a Sunday. But it was still neat to see.


My friend Sarah wrote a story about the mill for my old paper and Lawrence.com. Apparently they have a cider fest coming up. Probably worth the trip there again. After the festival, stop by Miss B's Cafe in Louisburg, where we went for brunch. They had the best cinnamon rolls ever (and I don't even like cinnamon rolls!) and great food for really cheap. My breakfast plate was a grand total of $4.34.


We took the scenic route to the store, courtesy of my loopy GPS on my phone, which told me to enter onto a highway where there was no ramp. I guess it expected my car to be able to jump up to a bridge, sprout wings or something a la Back to the Future DeLorean.


It was a great day trip, and totally worth the drive, whether from Kansas City or Lawrence. Especially if you take the scenic route :)

1 comment:

  1. yippee you got to see donut making in action!! I too tried to make my own last year but baked instead of fried and really didnt compare. Have you been to weston for the apple fritter donuts, they are awesome, they have a festival in the town that is so much better than Louisburgs. But the festival is nice but crowded, so I skip it and go a couple of times on non crowded days.

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