Doughnuts

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You can thank the Salvation Army.</B></div> <div> Posted by <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://boards.msn.com/profile.aspx?userid=12705494&forumid=18" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://boards.msn.com/profile.aspx?useri">Teresa Mears</A></FONT> on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 11:26 AM</div> <bR> <div> <B>If ever a food deserved a national day, it's the doughnut.</B></div> <div> Once an icon of American culture, the poor doughnut has lately been much maligned, pushed to the side as an example of everything that's wrong with American food.</div> <div> Friday, June 4, is National Doughnut Day. Let us remember the doughnut's place in our history. Yes, there is free food involved.</div> <bR> <div> National Doughnut Day is not a creation of the snack-food industry but actually started in 1938 as a fundraiser for the <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.salarmychicago.org/events/donutDayHistory.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.salarmychicago.org/events/don">Salvation Army</A></FONT>.</div> <div> It was the women of that organization who started America's complicated love affair with the doughnut during World War I.</div> <div> As part of their effort to bring a little bit of home to U.S. troops in France, the Salvation Army served coffee and doughnuts.</div> <div> We couldn't confirm that they actually fried the doughnuts in metal helmets, but it makes a nice story.</div> <div> Here's the <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.salarmychicago.org/events/DonutDayRecipe.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.salarmychicago.org/events/Don">recipe they used</A></FONT>.</div> <bR> <div> So many soldiers planned to open doughnut shops after the war that the military published a book on the subject, according to John T. Edge's definitive history, "Donuts: An American Passion."</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Bing: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.bing.com/search?q=+best+doughnuts&form=MSMONY" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bing.com/search?q=+best+dough">Best doughnuts</A></FONT></div> <div> Exactly who invented the doughnut is up for debate. Most cultures have a variation of fried bread or cake. Wikipedia has a list of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doughnut" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doughnut">doughnut-like creations</A></FONT> from around the world.</div> <div> Dutch immigrants are often credited with creating the first American doughnuts, called "olykoeks" (oily cakes). An 1803 English book included a recipe for doughnuts in a section on American recipes.</div> <bR> <div> By the 1920s, machines had been invented to mass-produce doughnuts.</div> <div> The Chicago World's Fair in 1934 declared the doughnut "the food hit of the Century Of Progress," according to Mr. Breakfast's <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.mrbreakfast.com/article.asp?articleid=8" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mrbreakfast.com/article.asp?a">definitive history of the doughnut</A></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> Some of today's popular doughnut chains were around for the first National Doughnut Day. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.prlog.org/10699859-lamars-donuts-celebrates-national-donut-day-with-free-donut.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.prlog.org/10699859-lamars-don">LaMar's</A></FONT>, a Midwestern chain, opened in 1933.</div> <div> Shipley Do-Nuts opened in 1936.</div> <div> Krispy Kreme started in 1937.</div> <div> Dunkin' Donuts, a relative latecomer, came along in 1950.</div> <bR> <div> We may think of doughnuts as a quintessentially American food, but <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://archives.cbc.ca/lifestyle/food/topics/1371-8375/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://archives.cbc.ca/lifestyle/food/to">Canadians claim</A></FONT> they actually eat more doughnuts per capita.</div> <bR> <div> <B>And is it doughnut or donut?</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.cakespy.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cakespy.com/">CakeSpy</A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > did an </FONT><A HREF="http://www.cakespy.com/blog-old/2008/5/13/donut-speak-sweet-talk-about-the-iconic-treats-name.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cakespy.com/blog-old/2008/5/1">extensive investigation</A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > of the two spellings and concluded it's a matter of taste.</FONT></div> <div> Speaking of taste, if you're in search of the nation's best doughnuts, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.seriouseats.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.seriouseats.com/">Serious Eats</A></FONT> put together a <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.seriouseats.com/2007/06/the-serious-eats-national-doughnut-honor-roll.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.seriouseats.com/2007/06/the-s">National Doughnut Honor Roll</A></FONT> in 2007.</div> <bR> <div> So where can you get a free doughnut on Friday, June 4?</div> <div> Check your local mom-and-pop shops, if you're lucky enough to have any left.</div> <bR> <div> You can also get a free doughnut at participating locations of these stores:</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Krispy Kreme: All customers receive a </FONT><A HREF="http://investor.krispykreme.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=473923" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://investor.krispykreme.com/released">free doughnut</A><A HREF="http://investor.krispykreme.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=473923" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://investor.krispykreme.com/released"><B>.</B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > No purchase necessary. </FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Dunkin' Donuts: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="https://www.dunkindonuts.com/contests/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="https://www.dunkindonuts.com/contests/">Free doughnut</A></FONT> with the purchase of a beverage. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">LaMar's: All customers receive a <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.lamars.com/about-lamars/national-donut-day/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lamars.com/about-lamars/natio">free Ray's Original Glazed doughnut</A></FONT>. No purchase necessary. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Shipley Do-Nuts: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.shipleydonuts.ws/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.shipleydonuts.ws/">Free glazed doughnut</A></FONT> with purchase until noon.</div> <div> And, if you want to send cards, you can get <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.birthdaycards.com/bc/holidays/june/national_donut_day/cat_130.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.birthdaycards.com/bc/holidays">free National Doughnut Day e-cards</A></FONT>.</div> <bR> <div> You can even get some free <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.flintknits.com/blog/?p=173" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.flintknits.com/blog/?p=173">doughnut knit patterns</A></FONT> from <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.flintknits.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.flintknits.com/">Flint Knits</A></FONT>, though we don't know why anyone would want to knit a doughnut.</div> <bR> <div> A number of Salvation Army locations are planning National Doughnut Day events to raise money to help the poor, the reason National Doughnut Day was created.</div> <div> In recent decades, the doughnut has been pushed aside by the bagel and scorned by those who cringe at the sight of fat and sugar. We'll just point out that a doughnut has fewer calories than a bagel with cream cheese.</div> <bR> <div> We don't advocate eating a lot of sweets, but we do believe in eating really good sweets on occasion.</div> <div> And doughnuts are such a piece of our past.</div> <div> Remember Sunday mornings when Dad brought home warm doughnuts for the family and you hadn't yet heard of calories?</div> <div> In honor of National Doughnut Day, we believe it's OK to eat a doughnut.</div> <div> Just one, and it should be your favorite. </div> <div> So what will be it be?</div> <div> Cake or glazed?</div> <div> Dunkin' Donuts or Krispy Kreme?</div> <div> LaMar's or Shipley's?</div> <div> Or does your hometown have something even better?</div> <bR> <div> More from <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://moneycentral.msn.com/home.asp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://moneycentral.msn.com/home.asp">MSN Money</A></FONT>:</div> <div> <A HREF="http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/StockInvestingTrading/dunkin-donuts-war-on-starbucks.aspx" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Inv"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dcff000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Dunkin' Donuts' war on Starbucks</A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SmartSpending/blog/page.aspx?post=1742360"<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >Kids, values and stuff</FONT> </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SmartSpending/blog/page.aspx?post=1647270"<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >28 tasty tips for supermarket savings</FONT> </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SmartSpending/blog/page.aspx?post=1761433"<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >When is a Milky Way not candy?</FONT> </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SmartSpending/blog/page.aspx?post=1764085"<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >Free and cheap summer movies for kids</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>