In 1961 my dad opened The "French Donut Shoppe". He was the fourth one to buy into the franchise business as it launched into the communities. They made 1000 dozen donuts a day during the Grand opening which was held for 3 days! They ran a buy one dozen get one free special. I loved being at the bakery as a young child and watching my dad make all the donuts. As a child I was fascinated to see the big mixers going and the donuts being made in such a huge production.That may have been where it began for me to have a passion for baking besides growing up with homemade goodies.