125466 Thu May 18 17:35:24 -0700 2006 3 8 Midwest 0 680993 My sister and I were wandering famished around Racine, WI, this afternoon. Lo and behold, we found two purveyors of kringles on the same strech of Washington Street. We bought a cherry kringle from Bendtsens at 3200 Washington Avenue and an almond kringle from Larsens at 3311 W. Washington. Both were good - difficult to compare because of the difference between fruit and almond. The Larsen's has a nice, crispy-flaky texture and an aromatic crust. The thick, white icing is a little heavy though. Bendtsen's is lighter, with a thinner, more flexible crust and a clear glaze of icing. Good cherry filling. It's a toss-up. If I find myself in Racine again I'll pick up one of each. Alas, both purveyors use shortening these days - Larsen's using shortening and butter, Bendtsens shortening only, according to the package. Thu May 18 17:35:24 -0700 2006 0 Cathleen 1 680996 One more for your taste testing. Link: http://www.ohdanishbakery.com/ Thu May 18 22:05:39 -0700 2006 680993 0 MilwFoodlovers 2 681106 I've had all 3 plus one called Racine Kringle that I buy in a grocery store in WHitefish Bay. Strange flavors aside, I've never had a bad one! (And the only strange flavor that didn't get completely eaten anyway was something like turtle cheesecake, I think). We used to get O&H but now my husband takes a different way home so we get Larson's, I do slightly prefer the pastry part. Wed May 24 00:10:24 -0700 2006 680996 0 Christine 3 681256 While they're all well worth trying, will say I'm partial to Bendtsen's. Unlike some other posters, I actually prefer the fruit flavors (cherry, raspberry, apricot) as I find them to be less cloyingly sweet and usually request it without the sugar glaze topping. (The almond for example is way too sweet for me.) They usually have at least a few sheets without the extra glaze and the mail orders seem to come this way automatically. Tue May 30 14:58:22 -0700 2006 681106 0 burton