Did Krispy Kreme Really Put Potatoes In Its Donuts? - Chowhound

Krispy Kreme is known for keeping its iconic recipe close to its chest, but the company story is that the founder of Krispy Kreme didn't create the recipe himself. The story as the company tells it is that Vernon Rudolph bought a secret recipe from a New Orleans chef in the 1930s from which he built the business, and that mysterious story is a big part of its brand; there's this fun notion that only a handful of…