72 Years Ago
After hours of exhaustive research, an all-encompassing quantitative analysis, and a conference with some of the Rocky Mountains’ more notable culinary experts, this humble seeker of the truth has positively established that a Spudnut is not a doughnut. The Oredigger – November 9, 1954
Spudnuts were sweet, deep-fried pastries made of potato flour. They were sold at 805 13th Street (map) from 1953 until 1984. Long-time Golden residents still wax rhapsodic about them.
The Oredigger article emphasized their popularity with Mines students and quoted the owner as saying that his busiest times were during finals weeks. It was a good place to load up on coffee as well as sugar: the store was open from 5AM to midnight.
