Wednesday, October 25, 2006, Clarksville lost a major landmark.  Don’s Doughnuts on Madison St. has closed it doors after 26 years of serving the best doughnuts in the world!  The owners have retired, and sold the business which will now be turned in a chinese restaurant…  It’s a sad day in Clarksville.  Kayce and I used to go there all the time late at night (they were open 24 hours a day, except on holidays), and get doughtnuts.  The thing I will miss the most is the powdered custard bun, which I have never seen anywhere else.  The left is a picture of the 10 inch doughnut I order Tuesday night and picked up Wednesday morning before they closed forever.  I had heard they could make one but have never seen it, so I thought I would get one while I still could.  I once called and asked for a 10 inch powdered custard bun, but they said it didn’t rise properly, so they couldn’t make it.  I was encouraged to know they had actually tried it.  I offered to by the powdered custard bun recipe, but they would sell it.  I guess doughnut makers are sort of like magicians, never giving up their secrets.  Anyway.  Don’s will be missed and mourned by all of Clarksville for years to come, especially those who counted on a Don’s Doughnut to get their day started.  I saw a packed parking lot when I picked up my 10incher on Wednesday morning, many people were carrying 5 or 6 boxes of doughnuts out of the store.  I presume they were headed home to freeze their lifetime supply of Don’s doughnuts, or they have been like Kayce and I, who ate our 10 inch doughnut in one sitting.  The passing of a era.  Time marches on.  Etc.  Goodbye Don’s Doughnuts, you will be missed.