Not in your grocer’s freezer: Kellogg, the maker of Eggo frozen waffles, says that the shutdown of two of the four factories that make the breakfast standby will cause nationwide waffle shortages that could last through the middle of next year.
Things will get tough, but we will survive this. And one day we will tell our grandchildren about the Great Waffle Famine of ’09-10, about the long lines that circled the nation’s toasters, how industrious cooks made their own Victory Waffles, how syrup bottles became stuck closed from disuse. But, as Aunt Jemima is our witness, we will endure.
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Visit Beautiful Humptulips: The Washington State Tourism office is offering a six-day vacation and weekend trips in a contest with the new slogan, “Experience More.”
Runners-up will be awarded the boxloads of leftover merchandise with the tourism office’s abandoned slogan, “Say Wa!”
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Royale with cheese: A New York McDonald’s has adopted a European look by redecorating with Danish modern furniture, subdued lighting and employees in fashionable black uniforms.
The menu isn’t any different than your typical McDonald’s, but for a $20 fee the cashier will speak to you in an annoyed French accent.
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