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In early colonial times, US. Dutch immigrants discovered fried cake. So, the story goes, a cow kicked a pot full of boiling oil over onto some pastry mix, thus inventing the golden brown delight. Apparently, they didn't share this great discovery with their homeland and the fried cakes became a staple in the harsh conditions that existed in the colony.
Around 1847, Elizibeth Gregory, a New England ship captain's mother, made a deep-fried dough that used her son's spice cargo of nutmeg, cinnimon, and lemon rind. She made the deep fried cakes for son Hansen and his crew so they could store the pastry on long voyages...and to help ward off scurvy and colds. Mrs. Gregory put hazel nuts or walnuts in the center, where the dough might not cook through, and called them doughnuts.
Hansen always took credit for the hole in the doughnut. Some doughnut historians think that Hansen was a bit of a cheapskate and was just trying to save on food costs. Others say that he gave the doughnut its first hole when, in the middle of a terrible storm and in order to get both hands on the ships wheel, he crammed one of his mothers fried sensations onto one of the wooded spokes of the wheel. Yet another tale claims that he decided, after a visit from an angel, that the doughy center of the fried cakes had to go.
Her son Hanson presented "his" creation to the people who apparently sang and danced for days in praise of the best fried cake they had ever tasted. Is the doughnut heavenly food? 17th century America thought so, but unfortunately Hanson was eventually burnt at the stake for being a witch in the mid-19th century. Today, the town of Clam Cove, Maine has a plaque in honor of Captain Hanson Gregory, the man who invented the hole in the donut.
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When was the first donuts made?
late 1800s
Where were the first donuts made in America?
it is bye the dutch people that made doughnuts made in scanidnavia
What was the first donut shop in the US?
The first Dunkin' Donuts Franchise store was opened in 1950 in Canton Massachusetts. The founder of the Dunkin' Donuts Franchise was William Rosenberg.
What was Madonna's first job like?
Apparently, Madonna,s First Job Or One Of Her First Jobs Was Working At A Dunkin Donuts Outlet Making Donuts.
Where are donuts made for dunkin' donuts?
Well they sure are not made at the store where you buy them any longer. An obvious case of the bean counters making marketing decisions for a product they neither use, or appreciate. My best guess is that Dunkin Donuts are made in the factory that used to make the Yugo, and are then shipped by a team of giant snails to your local dunkin dumbnut repository.
How are baked donuts made compared to fried donuts?
Barked donuts do not taste as great as fried donuts but they are healthier than fried donuts given the fact that they are not as greasy and oily as fried ones.
How are Dunkin' Donuts munchkins made?
When they make the donuts they take out the middle and form it into a ball.
How much did it cost for 1 dozen of donuts in 1970?
I will ask my grandmother and will get back to you. LOL.
Where are Tim horton donuts made?
China
Are donuts a grain?
YES, Donuts are made from wheat, but there are gluten free donuts out there.
What are donuts and rolled biscuits are made from?
dougnuts and biscuits
Who made what in Canada?
Tim Horton's makes donuts.
