Wouldn't you know, I clicked the link on my home page and it gave me a list of donut shops in my area! The thought of a wonderful, painful donuts is SO tempting....be strong woman!
Donut Day is on the first Friday of June each year. The holiday celebrates the doughnut (a.k.a "donut") — an edible, ring-shaped piece of dough which is deep-fried and sweetened. Many American donut stores offer free donuts on Donut Day. In 2009, both independent donut shop and large national franchises offered free donuts in the United States. (Wikipedia)
History:
National Doughnut Day started in 1938 as a fund raiser for the Chicago Salvation Army. Their goal was to help the needy during the Great Depression, and to honor the Salvation Army "Lassies" of World War I, who served doughnuts to soldiers behind the front lines in France.
Soon after the US entrance into WWI in 1917, the Salvation Army sent a fact-finding mission to France. The mission concluded that "huts" that could serve baked goods, provide writing supplies and stamps, and provide a clothes-mending service, would serve the needs of US enlisted men. Six staff members per hut should include four female volunteers who could "mother" the boys.
(The canteens/social centres that were established by the Salvation Army in the United States near army training centers were called "huts".)
About 250 Salvation Army volunteers went to France. Because of the difficulties of providing freshly-baked goods from huts established in abandoned buildings near to the front lines, two Salvation Army volunteers (Ensign Margaret Sheldon and Adjutant Helen Purviance) came up with the idea of providing doughnuts. These are reported to have been an "instant hit", and "soon many soldiers were visiting Salvation Army huts". Margaret Sheldon wrote of one busy day "Today I made 22 pies, 300 doughnuts, 700 cups of coffee."
A legend has spread that the provision of doughnuts to US enlisted men in WWI is the origin of the term doughboy to describe US infantry, but the term was in use as early as the Mexican-American War of 1846-47.
Stock up on cold milk and enjoy or donate!
Donut Day is on the first Friday of June each year. The holiday celebrates the doughnut (a.k.a "donut") — an edible, ring-shaped piece of dough which is deep-fried and sweetened. Many American donut stores offer free donuts on Donut Day. In 2009, both independent donut shop and large national franchises offered free donuts in the United States. (Wikipedia)
History:
National Doughnut Day started in 1938 as a fund raiser for the Chicago Salvation Army. Their goal was to help the needy during the Great Depression, and to honor the Salvation Army "Lassies" of World War I, who served doughnuts to soldiers behind the front lines in France.
Soon after the US entrance into WWI in 1917, the Salvation Army sent a fact-finding mission to France. The mission concluded that "huts" that could serve baked goods, provide writing supplies and stamps, and provide a clothes-mending service, would serve the needs of US enlisted men. Six staff members per hut should include four female volunteers who could "mother" the boys.
(The canteens/social centres that were established by the Salvation Army in the United States near army training centers were called "huts".)
About 250 Salvation Army volunteers went to France. Because of the difficulties of providing freshly-baked goods from huts established in abandoned buildings near to the front lines, two Salvation Army volunteers (Ensign Margaret Sheldon and Adjutant Helen Purviance) came up with the idea of providing doughnuts. These are reported to have been an "instant hit", and "soon many soldiers were visiting Salvation Army huts". Margaret Sheldon wrote of one busy day "Today I made 22 pies, 300 doughnuts, 700 cups of coffee."
A legend has spread that the provision of doughnuts to US enlisted men in WWI is the origin of the term doughboy to describe US infantry, but the term was in use as early as the Mexican-American War of 1846-47.
Stock up on cold milk and enjoy or donate!
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9 comments:
Now this just wasn't right...you're gonna have me craving a donut all day!!! LOL :)
Oh wow, I did not know it is National Doughnut Day.
I almost never eat them, but may have to make an exception today.
Great tie in with the doughnut shaped beads. You are so clever.
Seeing that it's a national holiday I think it's every American's duty to eat a donut today! :D At least that's what I'll tell myself as I gobble up one!
Your making me hungry...
oooooooo.....I'm hungry already!
This is probably a fact I didn't need to know! But, I did enjoy your features!
yummmmmm....and I know roughly the calories - so I won't click :P
Aloha, mahalo for the feature of my donut earrings. yummy to all the sweets too. PK
Darn - I missed donut day!
Love your picks. {:-D
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