tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post6479829960878943901..comments2024-03-28T00:19:18.074-05:00Comments on The Opulent Opossum: Dutch Bakery and Bulk Foods, Tipton, MissouriJulianna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11277727700915648607noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-25666909669703934952012-06-20T15:05:31.614-05:002012-06-20T15:05:31.614-05:00Hi, Angela,
I don't know for sure what the ho...Hi, Angela,<br /><br />I don't know for sure what the hours are, but I do know they are closed on Sundays. They probably open sometime between 8 and 10 am, and I think they generally close by about 5 pm.<br /><br />At any rate, as a small, independent business, their hours can change whenever the owners want. So if I posted their hours TODAY, a year from now they might be different!<br /><br />If you are in doubt, give them a call. The number is 573-433-2865.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />JulieJulianna Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277727700915648607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-40307839869780714152012-05-02T10:19:40.804-05:002012-05-02T10:19:40.804-05:00What are the store hours?What are the store hours?Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907140139919769388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-89547023906053299992011-08-13T15:39:04.825-05:002011-08-13T15:39:04.825-05:00Why, Caustin, that's just . . . remarkable! I ...Why, Caustin, that's just . . . remarkable! I know I would not be able to resist snickering if I lived there. "World's Largest Butt"!<br /><br />Here's another one for you: Have you seen the World's Largest Catsup Bottle, which is in Collinsville, Ill.? They have an annual festival that's all about catsup! (Brooks Catsup used to be made in Collinsville). Here:<br /><br />http://opulentopossum.blogspot.com/2009/07/worlds-largest-catsup-bottle.html<br /><br />While we attended the festival, we also got to meet the "World's Largest Things" woman, who was there with her collection of "The World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things," which is basically a traveling road show.<br /><br />To make sense out of what I just said, look here:<br /><br />http://www.worldslargestthings.com/index.htm<br /><br />She also has a nice list of all the "World's Largest Things," state by state:<br /><br />http://www.worldslargestthings.com/wllist.htm<br /><br />Thanks for commenting! It's good to know that in our troubled world, we still have room for the World's Largest Peach/Butt!Julianna Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277727700915648607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-43238036872194662342011-08-12T21:25:59.336-05:002011-08-12T21:25:59.336-05:00http://www.pickyourown.org/SCgiantpeach.htm
Check...http://www.pickyourown.org/SCgiantpeach.htm<br /><br />Check out this page, the peach tower is near Gaffney, SCcaustin1https://www.blogger.com/profile/12513108929752131776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-62420893298592891682011-08-12T21:21:37.121-05:002011-08-12T21:21:37.121-05:00If you like the 8-ball water-tower, wait till you...If you like the 8-ball water-tower, wait till you see the Peach tower in South Carolina. It really looks like a huge butt crack from a distance!caustin1https://www.blogger.com/profile/12513108929752131776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-53642012244338433562011-06-27T17:56:13.531-05:002011-06-27T17:56:13.531-05:00I'd like to see them make a lowercase q or a g...I'd like to see them make a lowercase q or a g! Or how about an i? They could use a donut hole for the dot!<br /><br />But in terms of eating, I'll take a big capital W or M!<br /><br />Okay, now I'm getting hungry!Julianna Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277727700915648607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-49536549944732434952011-06-13T10:59:53.303-05:002011-06-13T10:59:53.303-05:00We've been stopping at the Dutch Bakery since ...We've been stopping at the Dutch Bakery since before they expanded from just in their garage. The letters are fabulous. I insisted my girlfriends stop on a weekend trip to the lake. What fun we had trying to spell a word with the letters ... they spelled Jesus!! I suspect they may only make certain letters, not always buyers choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-49710819459233784142011-04-06T10:08:45.914-05:002011-04-06T10:08:45.914-05:00Thanks, Anon! My brother and some friends are into...Thanks, Anon! My brother and some friends are into Geocaching, so maybe we can visit Tipton and they can teach me how to do it!<br /><br />And yeah, Versailles is on my list, especially for their apple festival--I think I had a bad cold or something last year that prevented me from going.<br /><br />I love the distinctiveness of Central Missouri's towns!<br /><br />Thanks for chiming in!Julianna Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277727700915648607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-53987574898045558562011-04-04T20:57:40.558-05:002011-04-04T20:57:40.558-05:00Side note: They painted over the 8ball once, but e...Side note: They painted over the 8ball once, but everyone missed it so they painted it back again :) I live there, it's a cool town! Aside from giant 8ball check out our library, it's in the home of the town's founder, we have some fun shops downtown, and historic Mc Clay home. We also have a very pretty park with a fishing lake, and we have several geocaching spots - and so on and so on, anyways, thought I'd share :) <br /><br /><br /><br />ps - nearby versailles area has dozens of similar "dutch" storesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-45276549770817868432010-07-25T23:22:32.029-05:002010-07-25T23:22:32.029-05:00Well I guess I'll have to go there and try som...Well I guess I'll have to go there and try some Dutch letters, then! (I wonder if you can specify what letters you get?)Julianna Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277727700915648607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-42074024979110140422010-07-17T23:57:59.705-05:002010-07-17T23:57:59.705-05:00Have to agree about the dutch letters. When I live...Have to agree about the dutch letters. When I lived in Jeff City, I would stop there at least once a month on the way to KC and have been dreaming of them since. I went to the lake with the family this week and was so happy that road work on 52 made us swing through Tipton today. For under $20, I got 5 dutch letters, huge bags of roasted salted soy beans, cheese straws, pasta, and gummy butterflies. The dutch letters are just as good as I remember.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-77829328693383475832010-07-16T18:52:42.094-05:002010-07-16T18:52:42.094-05:00(Oops, I see the Giant Catsup Bottle Festival was ...(Oops, I see the Giant Catsup Bottle Festival was last weekend--oh well!)Julianna Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277727700915648607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-87995715195625608302010-07-16T18:48:21.462-05:002010-07-16T18:48:21.462-05:00Oh, Jane, pardon me for laughing, but gosh it must...Oh, Jane, pardon me for laughing, but gosh it must be hard to stay serious with the Giant 8-Ball looking down at you like the Eye of Methuselah.<br /><br />It's just strange what people do to their water towers--by the way, I think the Collinsville, Illinois, catsup festival is coming up, maybe this weekend!Julianna Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277727700915648607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-25789164227028906842010-07-16T17:31:27.158-05:002010-07-16T17:31:27.158-05:00My mother's family plot is nearly under the 8-...My mother's family plot is nearly under the 8-ball. We go there to garden on the graves just before memorial day with that thing looking down at us.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11411347133261230740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-47442723860555735392010-07-15T17:22:29.969-05:002010-07-15T17:22:29.969-05:00Michael, you're right about the bakery, deli, ...Michael, you're right about the bakery, deli, and the snack goods, none of which I spent much time on in my post.<br /><br />I've never eaten a "letter," apart from, say, alphabet soup, but now you've got me interested.<br /><br />For such a small place, they really have a lot to offer.<br /><br />Thanks for chiming in!Julianna Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277727700915648607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-10234317610964349372010-07-15T16:43:22.665-05:002010-07-15T16:43:22.665-05:00Anyone who reads this, you have, have, have to get...Anyone who reads this, you have, have, have to get a dutch letter. Flaky hand-crafted pastry with a delicious creamy almond filling, baked into, you guessed it, the shape of letters. And I have to say their deli counter is fantastic. Twice now on the monthly-ish trek we make from Jeff to Kansas City, My wife and bought a letter and a German Bologna sandwich, and split them both- the sandwich is delicious and huge, an incredible deal for $3.50. The pastrami is also top notch- and there are plenty of good cheeses to choose from. The bread- we always get the whole wheat- is sliced an odd thickness and is slightly chewy on the outside, tender on the inside- clearly they make it themselves. It's a family tradition; our kids beg to stop so they can stock up on soda bottle candy (yes! like you remember from childhood!), strawberry twizzler ropes, zagnut-like things (!!!), and- my daughter's favorite0 caramels. It's also the only place I can get the sort of pasta that is shaped just like commercial Mac and Cheese, so I can sneak veggies and a skim-milk bechamel in the sauce of my homemade mac and cheese.<br /><br />Nice write-up!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01620603915248592954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-54231618271346844952010-07-11T11:12:21.205-05:002010-07-11T11:12:21.205-05:00Yeah! Mid-Missouri's full of surprises, ain...Yeah! Mid-Missouri's full of surprises, ain't it!Julianna Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277727700915648607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-85759040058583384642010-07-11T10:46:00.048-05:002010-07-11T10:46:00.048-05:00Gene Clark was born in Tipton?!? How could I not h...Gene Clark was born in Tipton?!? How could I not have known that?JaneLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094350796664434362noreply@blogger.com