For 26 years, her funnel cake stand was a fixture at the Allentown Fair. “Alice Reinert’s Deutsch Funnel Cakes” sold the best funnel cakes made from the family’s secret recipe earning her the title of ...

Ancient sweet roots: Funnel cakes trace their lineage to medieval fritters like zalabiyeh and Anglo-Norman cryspes, deep-fried and sweetened with syrups or honey. American fair staple: Now a fixture ...