Conversation turns up bakery's beloved biscuits

By Betty Shimabukuro

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 08, 2012

~~<p>I probably shouldn't admit this, but my education in biscuits is grounded in Bisquick and Poppin' Fresh. A biscuit never seemed something to obsess about, and the old easy fix has always seemed plenty good enough.</p>
<p>Apparently I am wrong, though, given the number of people who've written over the years to wax nostalgic over the perfect biscuit, usually from a bakery that ceased to existed many moons ago. A popular choice was the version produced by Bill's Bakery in the 1960s.</p>
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I probably shouldn't admit this, but my education in biscuits is grounded in Bisquick and Poppin' Fresh. A biscuit never seemed something to obsess about, and the old easy fix has always seemed plenty good enough.

Apparently I am wrong, though, given the number of people who've written over the years to wax nostalgic over the perfect biscuit, usually from a bakery that ceased to existed many moons ago. A popular choice was the version produced by Bill's Bakery in the 1960s. Login for more...