Talk:Maple bar

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Droooooooll..........[edit]

I wanna piccie —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.1.198.109 (talk) 22:53, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fillings[edit]

Since when are maple bars ever filled with anything? Wouldn't such a doughnut then be classified as either an eclair or a long john? Bufori (talk) 17:33, 5 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Gross pic[edit]

The bacon on the picture looks absolutely disgusting... a black color? Not very appetizing. Someone should find a better picture. 174.100.47.130 (talk) 03:41, 22 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I agree — and I also don't think the article needs a photo with a bacon maple donut. I understand this is a very trendy variation right now, but maybe a normal maple donut would be more appropriate. Runnermonkey (talk) 17:11, 22 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Origin[edit]

I believe the "maple bar" is actually a Canadian invention. In Canada a very similar but larger and generally fancier confection is called a beavertail. I don't believe I've ever found "maple bars" (either the item or the name) outside the US. (Nor have I tried; perhaps they exist in the Western provinces and I missed them.) Anyway, perhaps someone familiar with the history of beavertails can determine which predates. Laodah 01:25, 21 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Merge?[edit]

Reywas92, I gotta say this came out of the blue. I am conferring with User:Kelapstick, who after an initial "oh my god" has gone quiet--in shock, no doubt. I can't find a discussion or an argument either--are you simply usurping an American classic by subsuming it to yet another Canadian quirk? Ponyo, you've spoken with Canadians before; is that a thing they do? Drmies (talk) 15:25, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Drmies: My donut days are in the rear view mirror, but I'm definitely aware of and have sampled maple bacon donuts. I've never heard of or seen a "Maple Bar".-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 15:52, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's called WP:BOLD, the first sentence of WP:MERGEINIT. One is a donut with maple glaze, one is a donut with maple glaze and bacon. It's not such an independent concept that two pages are needed. The photo is literally of a maple bacon donut so it seemed obvious to cover them together! It says "Maple bars are prominent on the West coast of the United States" and the bacon examples were in the US, so I don't have any indication this is a US vs. Canada thing. Reywas92^Talk 15:34, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm I can't claim to be a real American (I drive a Prius), but I bet that if you walk into any donut store here saying that bar = donut you have a fight on your hands. But you know, I'm one a strict one donut per year regiment, so I'm no expert. Muboshgu, on the other hand, knows donuts, I bet. Drmies (talk) 15:41, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey now, I resemble that remark. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:47, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I just went to a donut shop this week actually and asked for a dozen donuts I could bring to work and they gave me some round with holes, some round and filled, some rectangular bars, and some twists. I like the hole ones with chocolate frosting best but wasn't starting a fight! Reywas92^Talk 16:26, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What we have now is an article where most of the content is not about the title.

I think there is a merge to happen, but not this merge. Instead I'd suggest restoring maple bacon donut to its original state and instead merging and redirecting the maple bar content to the Long John article. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:34, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've now done this. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:56, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, this works too! Reywas92^Talk 21:25, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]