499888 Mon Mar 17 06:10:39 -0700 2008 43 14 Washington DC & Baltimore Area 0 3499994 Sigh . . . Once again, Giant, the last place I could consistently buy it, has discontinued it. They did this before around 2000, but brought it back again a couple of years later. Call me low class, but I really like the pancakes I make with this variety, and don't care for the light, fluffy pancakes that just about all other mixes make (and I'm not nuts enough to create my own mix). During the drought, I got some high-falootin' buckwheat pancake mix ("Bob's" I think) at Whole Foods or some place like that, but I still couldn't make Aunt Jemina buckwheat cakes from it. Next time you're in the breakfast aisle at a market other than Giant, Shoppers, Safeway, or Magruder's, take a look to see if you find it on the shelf. I can order it on line, I know, but I object to paying more for shipping than for the item, which is the case here (unless I buy a case). Mon Mar 17 06:10:39 -0700 2008 10624 MikeR 1 3527877 Try www.hometownfavorites.com They show stocking a 2lb box for $3.30. Have ordered from them before; its fun reliving my youth,especially in their candy aisle! Tue Mar 25 19:19:49 -0700 2008 3499994 11044 Moonpie 2 3528859 You probably skipped my last sentence. The on-line price from Quaker (the maker) is actually lower than Hometown Favorites, but the shipping makes it unreasonable. Hometown Favorites has a $20 minimum order. I WANT A REAL LOCAL STORE, DAMMIT! Wed Mar 26 06:56:19 -0700 2008 3527877 10624 MikeR 3 3528872 Why not try asking the store manager of your local Giant to stock the pancake mix? I've asked my local Harris Teeter if they could get a stock of a certain type of spice mix, and they happily obliged. That way Giant bears the cost of shipping. Wed Mar 26 07:00:01 -0700 2008 3528859 165120 dckw 4 3531116 Frankly, I recommend that the OP make this request of Harris Teeter or Wegman's. Both of these chains seem to have a more robust interest in customer service than does Giant. Wed Mar 26 17:03:06 -0700 2008 3528872 61567 Indy 67 4 3531166 I might give the manager at Harris Teeter a try. They've never stocked it before and maybe if I tell him or her that Giant has abandoned it, they'll pick it up. I haven't tried Wegman's since the closest one to me is nearly a 25 mile round trip. Their web page doesn't list it. I got an almost personal sounding e-mail from Giant telling me that they keep their prices down by not stocking unpopular items and that perhaps I'll find one of the many other items they stock to my liking. Bah, humbug! Wed Mar 26 17:20:17 -0700 2008 3528872 10624 MikeR 1 3785995 Hi Mike, I wholeheartedly feel for you. We love our Buckwheat cakes and the Baltimore Giants isn't interested in keeping customers happy. I will check out Wegmans in the next few days and it they have it I will let you know. My husband didn't believe me and he went scouting this weekend too. Walmarts doesn't even carry it. Hang in there, we will get it again. Mon Jun 16 17:50:29 -0700 2008 3499994 201395 meonly 1 4349371 Add me to that list of folks "Desperately Seeking Aunt Jemima"... Thu Jan 22 18:09:24 -0800 2009 4349122 57053 VinceC 2 4350808 I'm getting decent buckwheat pancakes with Hodgson Mill buckwheat mix, but it's not quite the same. Adding a teaspoon of baking powder to a cup of mix helps some. I buy it at Shoppers, but it's about $4 per box. Fri Jan 23 09:06:55 -0800 2009 4349371 10624 MikeR 2 4390562 Giant Eagle in Frederick has the Aunt Jemima buckwheat mix. I love buckwheat pancakes! Thu Feb 05 11:58:26 -0800 2009 4349371 263589 AStern 3 4391078 That's consistent with what the company told me. Buckwheat is a "southern" thing and stores in the south stock it. While Frederick is north of Falls Church, it's more of a southern town. Maybe on my next trip back from the great white north, I'll make a couple of stops along Rt. 15, have some Chubby's BBQ and pick up a couple of boxes of Aunt Jemima Buckwheat mix. Thu Feb 05 14:15:11 -0800 2009 4390562 10624 MikeR 4 4826809 I'm not so sure about that 'southern' thing. The Laurel Highlands in PA have Buckwheat Suppers in the fall. Fri Jul 03 05:54:09 -0700 2009 4391078 222406 Mer_Made 1 4351848 Try Mars. When Shoppers and Safeway stopped carrying it we found it in the Mars that's attached to the Walmart in Glen Burnie. I've seen it at other Mars since then. Fri Jan 23 13:58:51 -0800 2009 3499994 255399 sshepke 2 4352598 I'm not familiar with Mars. Is that a grocery store? Do all Wal-Marts have one? I probably wouldn't go to Glen Burnie for Aunt Jemima Buckwheat, but there's a Wal-Mart in Alexandria that's not too far of a haul. Fri Jan 23 18:48:12 -0800 2009 4351848 10624 MikeR 3 4362040 It's a grocery store chain, but they aren't in all Wal-Marts. Tue Jan 27 09:52:45 -0800 2009 4352598 255399 sshepke 4 4362735 Mars appears to be a Baltimore-Annapolis chain, not extending to Virginia. Curiously, their logo looks exactly like the now defunct Mars Music stores. There used to be one of those near the Timonium fairground and I noticed that the store (with the name and logo) was still there. I guess it must have turned into a grocery. Maybe next hamfest (not food) at Timonium I'll stop there and see if they have Aunt Jemima buckwheat mix. Tue Jan 27 12:33:43 -0800 2009 4362040 10624 MikeR 1 4562369 Success! Thanks to the report from Giant Eagle in Frederick. I was going through there this afternoon, stopped at the store, found my way straight to the pancake mix aisle, and there it was. I bought two boxes, which should hold me for a few months. Thu Apr 02 15:46:42 -0700 2009 3499994 10624 MikeR 2 4812017 I just went on to the Aunt Jemima website. When I did a location search for the Buckwheat pancake mix it said: DISCONTINUED. Can anyone confirm this? I suspect it is true as none of my relatives can find it in California or Washington state. If this is the case, can anyone recommend an alternative buckwheat mix? I live in the Manassas area of Virginia. Thanks. Sat Jun 27 20:17:10 -0700 2009 4562369 1089148 VirginiaHome 3 4812204 Try the N VA Harris Teeter stores. In fact, Harris Teeter is opening a new store in Manassas near the new Aldie and Dollar Tree strip mall soon. I think I saw it at Reston HT store recently. Sat Jun 27 23:27:22 -0700 2009 4812017 1082407 menmom1 3 4812320 I can't confirm that it's discontinued, but I went to auntjemima.com and sure didn't see it listed under Pancake Mixes. Did you get that info by contacting them? In April of this year, Golden Eagle market in Frederick had it, but that was the only sighting that I can confirm. Perhaps it's worth a call to that store to confirm. As far as alternatives, I've tried a couple that sort of work, but they're just not the same. I think the last one I had before finding the Aunt Jemima again was Hodgson Mill which came from either Shoppers or Harris Teeter. The both sell a (different) brand of buckwheat pancake mix, but not Aunt Jemima. It was OK. In fact I suspect that to a sophisticated judge of pancakes, they were probably better than what I make with Aunt Jemima, but it's really a matter of a flavor and texture to which I had become accustomed from 30 years or more of AJ. You can read good things about Hodgson Mill here, and order on line if you don't see it in a local store: http://www.hodgsonmill.com/roi/673/Pancake-Mixes/Buckwheat-Pancake-Mix-02024.htm Sun Jun 28 04:52:45 -0700 2009 4812017 10624 MikeR 4 4813398 I just noticed that this is an old thread that's been revived, but I'm going to put in my obnoxious opinion anyway. Why don't you just find a recipe for buckwheat pancakes and make them from scratch using buckwheat flour (available at the Takoma Park food co-op, at least, and ostensibly at Whole Foods, etc)? I've never understood the logic of pancake mix, since it's just flour, baking powder, and baking soda. All the "work" of pancakes is the ladling and frying, and you have to do that with a mix anyway. Sun Jun 28 15:08:07 -0700 2009 4812320 207536 rarotonga 5 4813589 You are right rarotonga, but for some reason when I made buckwheat pancakes from scratch using good buckwheat flour they weren't as good as the Aunt Jemima mix. Other pancakes I make from scratch are as good or better than a mix (especially buttermilk!) . There must be a trick to the buckwheat that I just don't know. Sun Jun 28 17:14:52 -0700 2009 4813398 288247 ivysmom 6 4814401 I agree, Mom. There's something in or about the Aunt Jemima buckwheat pancakes that others just don't have. It's probably something unauthentic and bad for me, but it's what I like. I suppose if I had a lot of related ingredients, I could experiment and come up with something close, but dammit, one or two Sundays a month, I just feel like pancakes, and they come out just right for me when I use Aunt Jemima. I do add about half a teaspoon of baking powder to a cup of AJ flour to lighten them a bit, but I find that other commercial brands of buckwheat mix make even lighter pancakes right out of the box. I think others are attempting to emulate the popular light-and-fluffy diner pancakes but with buckwheat flour. Aunt Jemima attempts to make a different kind of pancake, and that's what they do. As a general comment, with few exceptions, almost anything that you can buy off the shelf or get in a restaurant isn't that difficult to make in your own kitchen if you commit to doing this. But it often requires buying ingredients in quantities that aren't practical for single eaters. Mon Jun 29 06:13:36 -0700 2009 4813589 10624 MikeR 7 4814520 Normally I may eat pancakes every once in a blue moon but read this today and had flashbacks too. Being single you just cant make up a batch, unless you have friends over a lot. I used to live in Fredneck Md and loved Giant Eagle, but it is just to far to drive now a days. But reading this I found the buckwheat mix on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Aunt-Jemima-Buckwheat-Pancake-Mix/dp/B00152QHOA/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=grocery&qid=1246283774&sr=8-7 But you have to buy a case, and it isnt cheap. Mon Jun 29 07:01:20 -0700 2009 4814401 13879 RobertM 8 4978053 I checked on Amazon and it says "discontinued" item. Will adivse when again available. I made them for my kids, buttered them, then cut them into bites; syrup followed. The middle stack was the best. I mourn the loss. I used to find them at a chic independent market in Sacramento. Alas, no more. Tell me where I may find if possible. Tue Aug 25 19:35:46 -0700 2009 4814520 1104528 momcakes 9 4978548 Unless we can convince Quaker Foods that it's worth while (I guess they need a few million letters, not a few forum posts) it's apparently gone for good. Better than dreaming, try some of the other off-the-shelf buckwheat pancake mixes and see if you find something to your liking. I've tried a couple and while they're OK, and more interesting than plain light fluffy white pancakes, they just don't have whatever it is (hard to identify) that I miss from Aunt Jemima buckwheat pancakes. Wed Aug 26 04:22:46 -0700 2009 4978053 10624 MikeR 6 4822871 Amazing - I would never have thought that. Sorry if I sounded snippy there. Good luck finding an equivalent replacement. Wed Jul 01 17:55:21 -0700 2009 4813589 207536 rarotonga 1 4814561 Checked again, all of the Mar's Stores have it in stock for $2.69 per box. BUT as stated below, it can not be reordered by any of the retail stores. When it is gone, it is gone. Sad but true. Mon Jun 29 07:17:30 -0700 2009 3499994 13879 RobertM 2 4820627 When I contacted Aunt Jemima via the website this was the reply: Consumer: We're sorry you're upset that Aunt Jemima Buckwheat Pancake Mix was discontinued. Products are usually discontinued because of low sales volume. Even if a product sells well in a particular store or region, when too many store chains stop carrying it nationally, it becomes difficult to continue making and selling it. However, please know that I'll share your comments with marketing. We also invite you to view our current Aunt Jemima products at www.auntjemima.com. Thank you for your business and for sharing your product preferences with us. Theresa Quaker Consumer Relations Ref# 026912963A Wed Jul 01 06:26:10 -0700 2009 4814561 1089148 VirginiaHome 3 4820897 Bah, humbug! But that's essentially the answer that Giant gave me a few years back when they first discontinued carrying it: "Not enough sales." I buy lots of things that don't sell like hotcakes, and I often pay more than I think I should for them, but fortunately some manufacturers understand that there's more than just one large group of customers. And others don't care. Wed Jul 01 07:56:56 -0700 2009 4820627 10624 MikeR 3 4821005 Quaker's reply is no surprise to me. I used to love Aunt Jemimah pancake mix...until the dark day in the mid/late 80's when they revamped the product with a "new and improved" formula (which I've learned is the kiss of death for a favorite product 90% of the time). AJ pancakes once had a great texture from the multiple grain flours used in the original mix. Now, the pancakes from AJ mix are bland, soft, and tasteless. I wrote to them to politely express my sadness over the change, and the reply was basically "we're sorry you don't like it" and sent me 5 coupons...for the 'new improved' AJ pancake mix! After some experimentation I successfully reverse engineered the old formula (with some inadvertent help from them!) and have been enjoying the pancakes I always liked ever since. Quaker foods can go pound salt. Wed Jul 01 08:22:41 -0700 2009 4820627 116047 The Professor 4 4821542 Hey, post your solution so the rest of us can enjoy.... Wed Jul 01 10:44:01 -0700 2009 4821005 13879 RobertM 1 4822924 I found a great resource for you. The source is at Food Service Direct and the Pepsico Company is who makes Aunt Jenima Buckwheat Pancake and Waffle Mix. I have ordered from Food Service Direct. Individual orders are accepted. You cannot return certain items--so check it out. Food Service Direct is a wholesale restaurant supply house and you don't have to be a restaurant business to order. They have great products. The Buckwheat mix sells for a case of 12 for $38.75. Check under Bulk Food tab and then Mixes... links for info. Web site is below-- www.foodservicedirect.com Good luck-- Wed Jul 01 18:17:14 -0700 2009 3499994 1082407 menmom1 2 4824098 I wonder if FoodServiceDirect will still be able to get the buckwheat mix now that it's been officially declared "discontinued." I don't go through it fast enough to order a case by myself. When it dropped out of sight here in 2000 (a Y2K problem?) I bought half a dozen boxes in California and shipped them home but by the time I opened the 4th box, it had little critters crawling around in it (as did the rest of the lot), so I guess three per order is my limit. If a few folks here would like to go in on a case, I'll take two or three. Any takers? Thu Jul 02 07:40:18 -0700 2009 4822924 10624 MikeR 1 4826457 You could just call or email Food Service Direct and ask if they have discontinued the product. Also, perhaps they would send you a half case of 6 instead of 12. Thu Jul 02 21:38:09 -0700 2009 3499994 1082407 menmom1 2 4826775 When Quaker says they've discontinued the product (per VirginiaHome's response from them) it doesn't usually mean they've stopped selling it through retail outlets, it means they've stopped making it. Let's face it. There just aren't enough of us fans for them to justify all the things necessary to keep a product in the line that are other than having the right ingredients and formula. Fri Jul 03 05:31:46 -0700 2009 4826457 10624 MikeR 3 4830413 I went up to Baltimore and got 10 boxes from the Mars store this week. But after reading your post, I forgot that if you keep em long enough, yep, bugs show up in them. Some friends have taken a few off my hands, If you want to buy a few let me know. Sun Jul 05 00:31:44 -0700 2009 4826775 13879 RobertM 4 4830874 You might try storing them in the freezer if you have space. Sun Jul 05 09:39:48 -0700 2009 4830413 11669 Hal Laurent 5 4832380 Thanks, the zip locked bags will work for a box, but I don't have a giant freezer. A friend of mine has one of those vacuum pump bag deals. I'm sure that would work out side the freezer as well. Anyway 3 box;s are enough for me to keep. The rest I will try to off load on friends and co workers if interested. Mon Jul 06 03:26:07 -0700 2009 4830874 13879 RobertM 6 4844311 Robert- I'd like to contact you so I could get some boxes. Thanks Ralph ads22(at)bsrg.org Thu Jul 09 15:13:45 -0700 2009 4832380 1092332 rwf 6 5097634 Robert, I know that this link is from July and probably too late but if you still have any boxes of the Aunt Jemima Buckwheat Pancake Mix available or know where I could get some, please advise. Thank you, glefrancois(at)verizon.net Mon Oct 12 13:27:01 -0700 2009 4832380 1115779 GaryL 7 5102331 GaryL I have no idea where to get some today. I got some at the Mars stores in Baltimore county. I think I have 6 or 7 box;s left Wed Oct 14 08:52:03 -0700 2009 5097634 13879 RobertM 7 5103291 Apparently it's been discontinued so there's no new stock. Bwaaaaa! Wed Oct 14 14:14:43 -0700 2009 5097634 10624 MikeR 8 5103516 That is why I drove up from DC. I called the corporate office, and spoke to the socking manager, she was unaware of the issue, but told me she had 12 on the shelf and 2 cases in the warehouse. I had to use my GPS to find the place. I purchased all 12 on the shelf. If you live in the DC Balt area you can get some of em from me. Limme know. Wed Oct 14 15:39:38 -0700 2009 5103291 13879 RobertM